Seven Weeks of Learning, Adapting on the Road
It’s been a long journey for women’s pair Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan – seven weeks and three days to be exact.
· DIANNE PIERRE
The two have been part of a strong Malaysian team taking part at the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup 2021 in Vantaa, Finland and TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 in Aarhus, Denmark.
The world No.18 duo have had a gruelling run of competitions in Europe, having also competed at VICTOR Denmark Open 2021 and YONEX French Open 2021 following the team events.
“This is the first time we've been away from home for so long. Travelling is definitely tiring,” concedes Muralitharan, comfortably seated with partner Tan at the lobby of Westin Hotel in Nusa Dua, Bali, where the badminton family will be based for the three back-to-back Asian Leg tournaments, which kick off with the DAIHATSU Indonesia Masters 2021 next week.