KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 19 — Despite losing to a Japanese pair in their final Group A match, national women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan–M. Thinaah still topped Group A to advance to the semi-finals of the World Tour Finals 2025 in Hangzhou, China.

Pearly-Thinaah were stretched to the limit in the contest, battling for 81 minutes before eventually going down 15-21, 21-16, 19-21 to Yuki Fukushima–Mayu Matsumoto.