KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 17 — National women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah, still riding high after winning gold at the SEA Games Thailand 2025, got their Badminton World Federation (BWF) World Tour Finals Group A campaign off to a smashing start by defeating world number four Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian of China in Hangzhou, China, today.