No dream finish as Pearly-Thinaah lose in final in Indonesia

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It was heartbreak for women's doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah after they went down fighting to South Korea's Kim Hye-jeong-Kong Hee-yong in the Indonesian Masters final.  Pearly-Thinaah did well to come back and win the second game 21-17 after losing the first 12-21 but the Koreans refused to give up and narrowly claimed the decider 21-18 in an exhausting 74-minute match at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta on Sunday (Jan 26).  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/cxdh88f2  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00It was heartbreak for women's double shuttlers Perlitan and Emtina, after they went down

00:06fighting to South Korea's Kim Hye Jong and Kong Hee Yong in the Indonesian Masters Final.

00:11The Malaysian pair fought back to win the second game 21-17 after dropping the opener

00:1612-21, but the Koreans edged them out in the decider, 21-18 in a gruelling 74-minute match

00:23on Sunday.

00:25This marked the world No. 7 pair's second consecutive defeat to the Koreans, following

00:29their loss in the Indian Open semi-finals last week.

00:33Despite the loss, the tournament was an encouraging outing for Perli and Emtina, who reached their

00:38first final since finishing runners-up, to China's Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning in the

00:44Arctic Open last October.

00:47In a post-match interview with the Badminton World Federation, BWF, Perli acknowledged

00:52disappointment with the runners-up finish, but noted their improved performance compared

00:56to the Indian Open and their first-round exit at the Malaysian Open earlier this year.

01:01Emtina shared how the duo overcame challenges during the tournament by motivating each other

01:05and staying focused.

01:07She also credited Perli for her support on court and vowed to keep improving as a team.

01:12The duo, last crowned champions at the Hong Kong Open in October, will take a break before

01:17returning for the All England Championships in Birmingham from March 12th to 17th.

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