Denmark Open: ‘We Don’t Want to Stop Here’
Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan have ended an 18-year wait for a Malaysian women's doubles semifinalists at the Denmark Open but the history makers have no intention of stopping there.
· DIANNE PIERRE
"We are really happy with this piece of history," Tan said after the 14-21 21-17 21-11 win over Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand Pullela in the VICTOR Denmark Open 2026 quarterfinals. "But we don't want to stop here. We want to keep moving forward."
Chin Eei Hui/Wong Pei Tty were the last Malaysians to reach the semifinals when they won the Denmark Open in 2008. That remains the country's only women's doubles success at the 75-edition-old tournament.
Tan and Thinaah's milestone was achieved the hard way. After a nervous start, the Malaysians found themselves trailing and struggling to impose themselves on the contest.