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Apart from the Denmark Open, Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) doubles coaching director, Rexy Mainaky confirmed that the current world No 11 pair will also feature in the 2022 French Open.
“Yes,” Rexy told Bernama in a brief Whatsapp reply today.
The Denmark Open will be held in Odense from Oct 18-23 and the French Open in Paris from Oct 25-30 while Deepavali falls on Oct 24.
Previously, the top national duo were doubtful about the two European tournaments as Pearly was still recovering from a hamstring injury sustained at the Japan Open earlier last month.
Pearly-Thinaah will be facing Thai pair Supissara Paewsampran-Puttita Suppajirakul in the Denmark Open, following which they will clash with Malaysia Open reigning champions, Apriyani Rahayu-Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti of Indonesia in the French Open.
While Pearly rejoices over the news, things are not going well for national women’s doubles player Anna Cheong Ching Yik, after she discovered an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury on her right knee.
Anna’s ACL injury puts a big question mark on her chances to participate in the 2022 Hylo Open in Saarbrucken, Germany from Nov 1-6 with her partner, Teoh Mei Xing.
“I found out about the ACL following an injury after I stepped on a players’ foot during a training session recently. When we did the MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scanning, the medical team detected the ACL, which I may have had for quite some time,” she said.
However, Anna said she did not require surgery at the moment as she was advised to undergo a rehabilitation process to strengthen the muscle to avoid aggravating the injury further.
“Of course, I feel down, but I am glad to know that I have my coach and my physio team, as well as my partner Mei Xing to help me get back to court … they didn’t give up on me and I cannot lose hope,” she said.
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