PETALING JAYA: Women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah finished runners-up in the Indonesian Open after a heartbreaking defeat to China’s world No. 1 Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning.

Pearly-Thinaah fought their hearts out but narrowly went down 25-23, 12-21, 19-21 in a thrilling final at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta on Sunday (June 8).

The world No. 4 pair led 9-4 and 14-12 in the decider but could not hold on against the mighty Chinese duo and lost in 87 minutes.

While it was painful to miss out on the title, Pearly-Thinaah can still be proud of their efforts as they had reached a World Tour Super 1000 final for the first time in their careers.

It was also the Malaysian pair’s third final this year after they captured the Thailand Open last month and finished runners-up in the Indonesian Masters in January.