Malaysian women’s doubles shuttlers Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah are in for a challenge as they face Indonesia’s Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma and Amalia Cahaya Pratiwi in the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open today.
While Febriana and Amalia may not be as prominent as their compatriots Apriyani Rahayu and Siti Fadia, they have been making steady progress this year and are currently in strong form.
The Indonesian pair has reached four finals this year, winning the Taiwan Open and Australian Open in June, and finishing as runners-up at the Thailand Open and Spain Masters.
They also secured the gold medal at the 2023 SEA Games in Cambodia.
Febriana and Amalia have climbed from No. 19 to No. 12 in the world rankings, just two spots behind Apriyani and Fadia.
However, based on head-to-head encounters, Pearly and Thinaah, ranked No. 8 globally, have the upper hand, having defeated the Indonesian pair in three out of their four previous meetings.
Febriana and Amalia’s only victory over Pearly and Thinaah came at the 2021 Indonesian Open.
Pearly and Thinaah are also currently enjoying some of their best performances, finishing as runners-up at the Korean Open just two weeks ago.
Yesterday, the Malaysian pair comfortably overcame local duo Lui Lok Lok and Tsang Hiu Yan 21-16, 21-14 at the Hong Kong Coliseum in Kowloon, securing their spot in the quarter-finals.
Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti (November 16, 2000) is an Indonesian female badminton player.
In July 2017, Ramadhanti represented Indonesia at the Asian Junior Badminton Championships held in her home country, winning the third place in the women’s doubles and the mixed doubles title, respectively, in partnership with Agata Imanuela and Rihan Nofal Kusarjanto. In October of the same year, she again represented Indonesia at the World Junior Badminton Championships in her home country, winning the second place in the Mixed Doubles with Rihan Nofal Kusarjanto.
In October 2017, she played in the Indonesia Badminton International Challenge with Agata Imanuella and Rihan Nofal Kusarjanto respectively, winning the runner-up spot in the women’s doubles final against the tournament’s No. 8 seed and teammate’s Fabriana Dwipji Kusuma/Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah, 0-2 (19-21, 18-21), while the mixed doubles final won the runner-up spot with a 2-0 (21-9 9, 21-18) to defeat Irfan Fatirah/Pia Zebadia Bernadette, the tournament’s No. 7 seed and compatriots, to claim their first international title.
