BANGKOK: Top Malaysian women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah stormed to a 21-18, 21-12 semi-final win over Japan’s Rui Hirokami-Sayaka Hobara in the Thailand Open badminton championships at the Nimibutr Stadium here today.

The world number four Malaysians took just 45 minutes to subdue the Japanese pair and set up a title showdown against South Korea’s Jeong Na Eun-Lee Yeon Woo, who had earlier disposed of Taiwan’s Hsu Ya Ching-Sung Yu Hsuan 21-17, 21-19 in the other semi-final.