Kuala lumpur: Former national women’s doubles player, Woon Khe Wei, is confident that the Pearly Tan-M Thinaah pair will be able to create great success by bringing home a medal from the 2025 World Badminton Championships to be held in Paris, France from August 25 to 31.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, this confidence comes after the pair, currently ranked second in the world, managed to display consistent performances in every tournament they participated in this year. Khe Wei highlighted their impressive style of play, which she believes positions them well to secure Malaysia’s first medal in the women’s doubles event.

Khe Wei shared these insights after the inauguration of her badminton academy. She took the opportunity to remind the national pair not to underestimate their opponents, despite receiving an advantageous draw at the world championships. She expressed her belief in the pair’s mental and physical preparedness to achieve success for Malaysia.

At the draw ceremony held on Wednesday, Pearly-Thinaah received an easy draw, with no significant obstacles anticipated in their path to the semi-finals. As the second seeds, they received a bye in the first round and are projected to encounter Indonesia’s 14th ranked pair, Lanny Tria Mayasari-Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, in the quarter-finals, with past records favoring the Malaysian duo.