<figure id="attachment_3297860" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-3297860" style="width: 1600px" class="wp-caption aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" class="size-full wp-image-3297860" src="https://media.freemalaysiatoday.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/a4cfbc8e-pearly-tan-m-thinaah-epa-060326.webp" alt="Pearly Tan-M Thinaah" width="1600" height="1000" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-3297860" class="wp-caption-text">Pearly Tan-M Thinaah showed they are serious contenders by defeating Korean pair Lee Seo Jin-Lee Yeon Woo in straight games. (EPA Images pic)</figcaption></figure>
PETALING JAYA: Three Malaysian doubles pairs have booked quarter-final berths at the prestigious World Super 1000 All England badminton championships.
Men’s doubles pairs Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun, and women’s doubles duo Pearly Tan-M Thinaah, won their matches in the last 16 at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham early this morning.
Malaysia is assured of a semi-final berth as Aaron-Wooi Yik and Wei Chong-Kai Wun will clash in the quarter-finals.
World No 2 pair Aaron-Wooi Yik defeated compatriots Wan Arif Wan Junaidi-Yap Roy King 21-15, 18-21, 21-18 in a one-hour match, while the sixth-ranked duo Wei Chong-Kai Wun beat Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Wang Chi Lin 21-14, 21-18 in just 33 minutes.
Pearly-Thinaah defeated South Korean pair Lee Seo Jin-Lee Yeon Woo, winning 21-14, 21-14 in 43 minutes. They will take on Indonesia’s Fabriana Dwipuji Kesuma-Meilysa Trias Puspitasari in the last eight.
Those who were knocked out in the last 16 included national singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao, who lost to Japanese player Koki Watanabe 9-21, 13-21.
Men’s doubles pair Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani lost to Indonesian pair Muhammad Rian Adrianto-Hidayat Rahmat 21-23, 16-21 in 37 minutes.
Kang Khai Xing-Aaron Tai lost 19-21, 17-21 to China’s world No 11 pair Chen Bo Yang-Liu Yi in 48 minutes.
Mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai Jemie meanwhile lost to a Chinese pair last night.
No Malaysian representatives made it past the quarter-finals at last year’s All England.

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3 Malaysian doubles pairs through to All England quarters

Malaysia is assured of a semi-final spot in the men’s doubles as Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik and Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun will clash in the last eight.

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