Pearly Tan
Pearly Tan 陈康乐 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Birth name | Pearly Tan Koong Le | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Malaysia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Kedah, Malaysia | 14 March 2000|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.64 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years active | 2015-present | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coach | Lee Meng Yean Hoon Thien How Rexy Mainaky | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 5 (WD with Thinaah Muralitharan, 31 January 2023) 74 (XD with Man Wei Chong, 17 March 2020) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current ranking | 10 (WD with Thinaah Muralitharan, 13 August 2024) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Pearly Tan Koong Le ASK (Chinese: 陳康樂; pinyin: Chén Kānglè; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tân Khong-lo̍k; born 14 March 2000) is a Malaysian badminton player.
In 2018, Tan and her then partner Toh Ee Wei became silver medalists in the girls' doubles events at the Badminton Asian Junior Championships and World Junior Championships.[1] After brief partnerships with Teoh Mei Xing and Lim Chiew Sin in 2019, she went on to win her first senior title at the 2019 Malaysia International Series the same year with her current (as of August 2024) partner Thinaah Muralitharan.
At the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Tan and Muralitharan became gold medalists in the women's doubles and mixed team event.[2][3]
Tan and Muralitharan became the first ever Malaysian women's doubles pair to advance to the semi-finals of an Olympic Games at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Ranked 13th in the world at the time, they were drawn alongside Chen/Jia from China, Matsumoto/Nagahara from Japan, and Rahayu/Ramadhanti from Indonesia, ranked 1st, 6th, and 9th in the world respectively.[4] Having successfully advanced from the group stage with a 2-1 record, they defeated then ranked 7th in the world Kim/Kong from Korea in the quarter-finals in straight sets, before falling to Chen/Jia in the semi-finals and Japan's Matsuyama/Shida in the bronze medal match.
Career
[edit]In 2021, Tan and her partner Thinaah Muralitharan clinched their first BWF World Tour title at the Swiss Open.[5]
In 2022, Tan and Muralitharan claimed the French Open title, becoming the first ever Malaysian women's doubles pair to achieve this feat.[6]
In 2023, Tan set a new world record for the fastest women's badminton smash at 438 kilometers per hour. She is the first female badminton player to hold that world record.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Tan was born in Alor Setar, Kedah to Tan Chai Ling and badminton coach Tan Seng Hoe.[8] Her father runs the Alor Setar Racquet Club (ASRC), which is also the childhood club of national shuttlers Lee Zii Jia and Jacky Kok.[9]
Awards and recognition
[edit]Order
[edit]Kedah :
- Companion of the Ahli Cemerlang Semangat Jerai Kedah (ASK) (2022)
Awards
[edit]Year | Award | Category | Result |
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2022 | National Sports Awards | National women's team (with Thinaah Muralitharan) | Won[10] |
Achievements
[edit]Commonwealth Games
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Women's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2022 | National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, England |
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21–5, 21–8 | ![]() |
[11] |
World Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Markham Pan Am Centre, Markham, Canada |
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16–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
[1] |
Asian Junior Championships
[edit]Girls' doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2018 | Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center, Jakarta, Indonesia |
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12–21, 16–21 | ![]() |
[12] |
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)
[edit]The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[13] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[14]
Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | Ref |
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2021 | Swiss Open | Super 300 | ![]() |
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21–19, 21–12 | ![]() |
[5] |
2022 | French Open | Super 750 | ![]() |
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21–19, 18–21, 21–15 | ![]() |
[6] |
2023 | Malaysia Masters | Super 500 | ![]() |
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20–22, 21–8, 17–21 | ![]() |
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2023 | Hong Kong Open | Super 500 | ![]() |
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21–14, 22–24, 9–21 | ![]() |
[15] |
BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up)
[edit]Women's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | Malaysia International | ![]() |
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21–16, 11–21, 21–18 | ![]() |
2019 | Sydney International | ![]() |
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17–21, 21–17, 13–21 | ![]() |
2019 | India International | ![]() |
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21–18, 21–14 | ![]() |
2019 | Bangladesh International | ![]() |
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22–20, 21–19 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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2019 | India International | ![]() |
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15–21, 15–21 | ![]() |
2019 | Malaysia International | ![]() |
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16–21, 19–21 | ![]() |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Pearly sees lasting combo with 'Ah Toh' – even if they don't shop together". The Star. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
- ^ Tan, Ming Wai (8 August 2022). "Pearly-Thinaah win, Malaysia surpass Commonwealth target". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Tan, Ming Wai (3 August 2022). "In smashing mood for four gold". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 5 August 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "BWF - BWF World Rankings - Overview". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2024-08-16.
- ^ a b "Swiss Open: Pearly-Thinaah capture title". Badminton Association of Malaysia. 7 March 2021. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ a b Anil, Nicolas (30 October 2022). "French Open: Pearly-Thinaah create history after sensational final triumph". Stadium Astro. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Fong, Fernando (August 3, 2023). "Smashing Success: Badminton Darling Pearly Tan Breaks Guinness World Record | TRP".
- ^ "Pearly's family proud of Pearly-Thinaah victory in French Open". The Star. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
- ^ Peter, Fabian (14 February 2022). "Zii Jia hopes Jacky will shine". New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
- ^ Bernama (18 July 2023). "ASN 2022: Aaron-Wooi Yik, Joe Ee crowned national sportsman and sportswoman". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
- ^ Tan, Ming Wai (8 August 2022). "Pearly-Thinaah win, Malaysia surpass Commonwealth target". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 9 August 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "Pearly-Ee Wei must learn from Asia Junior Championships". New Straits Times. 22 July 2018. Archived from the original on 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
- ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Anil, Nicolas (17 September 2023). "Hong Kong Open: Pearly-Thinaah finish as runners-up". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
External links
[edit]- Pearly Tan at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Living people
- 2000 births
- Sportspeople from Kedah
- Malaysian sportspeople of Chinese descent
- Malaysian female badminton players
- Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic badminton players for Malaysia
- Badminton players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Malaysia
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2022 Asian Games
- Asian Games competitors for Malaysia
- 21st-century Malaysian women