Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah, the world number two in women’s doubles, will be playing to defend their crown at the BWF Hong Kong Open 2025. However, the Malaysian duo has an uphill task to achieve the feat.
They will likely need to prevail over one of the pairs they have struggled against- China’s world No. 4 Jia Yifan-Zhang Shuxian – in the last four in their bid to reach the third consecutive final in the tournament.
The world No. 2 pair have only beaten the Chinese duo once in their past five encounters.
Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah’s Pathways to US Open Final
They open against Taiwan’s world No. 17 Chan Ching Hui-Yang Ching Tun, with a possible second-round meeting against either Indonesia’s world No. 10 Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi-Lanny Tria Mayasari.
A quarter-final meeting with Hong Kong’s world No. 16 Yeung Nga Ting-Yeung Pui Lam could be likely.
It is in the semi-finals where they might likely face their biggest hurdles against China’s world No. 4 Jia Yi Fan-Zhang Shu Xian, who hold a 4-1 head-to-head record over the Malaysians.
Another blockbuster final against Sheng Shu-Tan Ning could be in the offing.
The world number one pair have not lost to Pearly-Thinaah since the final in Kowloon last year, denying them the world title as well as the Japan and Indonesian Opens.
Whatever the outcome, Pearly-Thinaah are assured of keeping their world No. 2 ranking, having already secured enough points from earlier tournaments.
At Hong Kong Open
The pair famously toppled China’s world No. 1 Liu Shengshu-Tan Ning to win the crown last year.
In 2023, the Malaysian pair reached the final before losing in three games to Indonesia’s Apriyani Rahayu-Siti Fadia Ramadhanti.
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Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah in 2025
The duo has had a remarkable run in the 2025 BWF having already reached five finals this year. They captured the Thailand Open and finishing second in the Indonesian Open, Japan Open and Indonesian Masters to go with their silver in the world meet.
The pair captured a historic silver in the World Championships just a week ago in Paris.
