Pearly Tan
陈康乐
Tan at the 2022 Commonwealth Games medal ceremony
Personal information
Birth namePearly Tan Koong Le
CountryMalaysia
Born (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24)
Kedah, Malaysia
Height1.64 m (5 ft 5 in)
Years active2015
HandednessRight
CoachLee Meng Yean
Hoon Thien How
Rexy Mainaky
Women's & mixed doubles
Highest ranking5 (WD with Thinaah Muralitharan, 31 January 2023)
74 (XD with Man Wei Chong, 17 March 2020)
Current ranking13 (WD with Thinaah Muralitharan, 16 July 2024)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Sudirman Cup
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Suzhou Mixed team
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Women's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Manila Women's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Selangor Women's team
World Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Bilbao Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Markham Girls' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta Girls' doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Jakarta Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta Mixed team
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 who entered the national team in 2013.[1] She was the gold medalists in the women's doubles and mixed team event at the 2022 Commonwealth Games.[2][3] In the junior event, she won the girls' doubles silver at the 2018 Asian and World Junior Championships.[4]

In the 2024 Summer Olympics, Tan, alongside her partner Thinnah Muralitharan, reached the semi-finals in the women's doubles. Although they did not win a medal, they made history by becoming the first Malaysian women's pair to advance to the semi-finals in women’s double category.

Career

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In 2021, Tan with her partner Thinaah Muralitharan, clinched their first BWF World Tour title in the Swiss Open.[5]

In 2022, Tan and Muralitharan claimed the French Open title, becoming the first ever Malaysian women's doubles to achieve this feat.[6]

In 2023, Tan set a new world record for the fastest badminton smash at 438 kilometers per hour; she was the first female badminton player to hold that world record.[7]

Personal life

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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 was the club of national shuttlers Lee Zii Jia and Jacky Kok.[9]

Awards and recognition

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Order

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Awards

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Year Award Category Result
2022 National Sports Awards National women's team (with Thinaah Muralitharan) Won[10]

Achievements

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Commonwealth Games

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The six medallists in the women's badminton doubles at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Left to right: Chloe Birch and Lauren Smith (England), Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan (Malaysia), Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand (India).

Women's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2022 National Exhibition Centre,
Birmingham, England 		Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan England Chloe Birch
England Lauren Smith 		21–5, 21–8 Gold Gold [2]

World Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Markham Pan Am Centre,
Markham, Canada 		Malaysia Toh Ee Wei China Liu Xuanxuan
China Xia Yuting 		16–21, 16–21 Silver Silver [4]

Asian Junior Championships

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Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center,
Jakarta, Indonesia 		Malaysia Toh Ee Wei Indonesia Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma
Indonesia Ribka Sugiarto 		12–21, 16–21 Silver Silver [11]

BWF World Tour (2 titles, 2 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[12] 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.[13]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 Swiss Open Super 300 Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan Bulgaria Gabriela Stoeva
Bulgaria Stefani Stoeva 		21–19, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [5]
2022 French Open Super 750 Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan Japan Mayu Matsumoto
Japan Wakana Nagahara 		21–19, 18–21, 21–15 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner [6]
2023 Malaysia Masters Super 500 Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan South Korea Baek Ha-na
South Korea Lee So-hee 		20–22, 21–8, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2023 Hong Kong Open Super 500 Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan Indonesia Apriyani Rahayu
Indonesia Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti 		21–14, 22–24, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up [14]

BWF International Challenge/Series (3 titles, 3 runners-up)

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Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Malaysia International Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan Indonesia Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma
Indonesia Ribka Sugiarto 		21–16, 11–21, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Sydney International Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan Chinese Taipei Cheng Yu-chieh
Chinese Taipei Tseng Yu-chi 		17–21, 21–17, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 India International Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan Malaysia Teoh Mei Xing
Malaysia Yap Ling 		21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Bangladesh International Malaysia Thinaah Muralitharan India K. Maneesha
India Rutaparna Panda 		22–20, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 India International Malaysia Chia Wei Jie Malaysia Hoo Pang Ron
Malaysia Cheah Yee See 		15–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Malaysia International Malaysia Man Wei Chong China Dong Weijie
China Chen Xiaofei 		16–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

References

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  1. ^ "Pearly Tan Koong Le". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Fong, Fernando (August 3, 2023). "Smashing Success: Badminton Darling Pearly Tan Breaks Guinness World Record | TRP".
  8. ^ "Pearly's family proud of Pearly-Thinaah victory in French Open". The Star. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  9. ^ Peter, Fabian (14 February 2022). "Zii Jia hopes Jacky will shine". New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  10. ^ Bernama (18 July 2023). "ASN 2022: Aaron-Wooi Yik, Joe Ee crowned national sportsman and sportswoman". The Sun Daily. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  14. ^ Anil, Nicolas (17 September 2023). "Hong Kong Open: Pearly-Thinaah finish as runners-up". Stadium Astro. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
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