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Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah claim Denmark Open title

The Malaysian pair beat Japan's Hinata Suzuki and Nao Yamakita in straight games, while Low Zi Yu and Genevie Lim won a landmark junior title in Cairo.

By Krit Wongsa

Badminton rackets and a shuttlecock on an indoor court
Photo: New Straits Times

Malaysia's Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah won the Denmark Open women's doubles title with a 21–18, 21–11 final victory against Japan's Hinata Suzuki and Nao Yamakita.

Their win at Odense's SJF Bank Arena followed their first appearance beyond the tournament's quarter-finals. Supporters celebrated the result with congratulatory comments on NST Online's Facebook page.

Fans also praised Low Zi Yu and Genevie Lim, who had become Malaysia's first girls' doubles champions at the World Junior Championships in Cairo. They overcame Japan's Nijika Kamata and Shizuku Kashio 15–7, 9–15, 15–12, securing their title before Pearly and Thinaah's success in Denmark.

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