KUALA LUMPUR: World No. 13 Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah rose to the occasion to silence the home fans at Istora Senayan by eliminating world No. 9 Apriyani Rahayu-Siti Fadia Silvia Ramadhanti in the women's doubles last-16 of the Indonesia Open.
Pearly-Thinaah showed nerves of steel to convert their fifth match point to seal the 21-18, 21-19 win and snapped a two-match winless streak against the Indonesian duo.
In mixed doubles, scam victim Lai Pei Jing continued with her brave performance as she and partner Tan Kian Meng charged into the quarter-finals with a 15-21, 23-21, 21-14 win over Denmark's Mathias Christiansen-Alexandra Boje.