Kuala Lumpur: Academy Badminton Malaysia (ABM) coaching director Rexy Mainaky is satisfied with the performance of national women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah throughout the 2025 All England badminton championship in Birmingham even though they ended their challenge in the quarter-finals yesterday.

According to BERNAMA News Agency, Rexy expressed contentment with the duo’s efforts despite the injury sustained by Pearly in the second round. He noted that they fought well at the prestigious Super 1000 tournament. “Considering the injury sustained by Pearly after playing the previous day, they were still able to give a pretty good match (up to the quarter-finals),” he said briefly when contacted.

In the second round on Thursday, Pearly-Thinaah started strong in the first set, winning 21-16. They continued their momentum in the second set, leading the Indonesian pair, Apriyani Rahayu-Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, 15-7. However, Pearly suffered an ankle injury but chose to continue playing, overcoming the pain to secure a 21-14 victory and advancing to the quarter-finals.

The challenge of the world’s fifth-ranked doubles at the Birmingham Utilita Arena ended in the quarter-finals, with Pearly-Thinaah losing to the Japanese pair, Chiharu Shida-Nami Matsuyama, in straight sets 17-21, 19-21 in a 41-minute battle. With this defeat, Pearly-Thinaah were eliminated at the quarter-finals stage for the fourth time in five appearances at the prestigious tournament.