Wednesday, 20 September 2023

Pearly and Thinaah 211 record rally

The 211-shot rally is also believed to be the longest-ever in competitive badminton.

Date : 25 May 2023

Stage : Women Doubles Quarter Finals

Tournament : Perodua Malaysian Masters 2023

Venue : Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur

Opponents : Ayako Sakuramoto and Rene Miyaura Japan (BWF Ranking 15)

Score Outcome : Malaysia won 21 – 17, 18 – 21, 21 -19

Comments by Pearly : "In our minds we wanted to win that shot, so we just mentally prepared ourselves very well and I’m so happy we won the point"

Comments by Muralitharan : "Winning the rally felt like winning the match. I also thought that we won after surviving the rally. I was too excited that it was finally over because it was exhausting and we just wanted it to end fast. When it was over, I really needed a break and I threw the racket as collecting it from the ground gave me some time to rest."