Malaysia's challenge in the china open badminton championships has ended at the quarter-final stage after women's doubles pair pearly tan and m. thinaah crashed out at the changzhou olympic sports centre gymnasium today. the world number five malaysians went down 16-21:inal stage after women's doubles pair Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah crashed out at the Changzhou Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium today. The world number five Malaysians went down 16-21, 16-21 to Japan's world number three combination of Yuki Fukushima-Mayu Matsumoto in 46 minutes.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, the result saw the Japanese pair level their head-to-head record against Pearly-Thinaah at 5-5.