KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 3 — Malaysia’s hopes of a bronze medal in the badminton women’s doubles event at the 2024 Paris Olympics were dashed today.

National women’s doubles pair Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah put up a valiant fight against Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida of Japan during the decider match at La Chapelle Arena.

But it simply wasn’t their day, and they were beaten 11-21, 11-21, allowing Matsuyama-Shida to secure their 10th victory against them.

Previously, Pearly-Thinaah made history as the first Malaysian women's doubles team to reach the Olympic Games semifinals.

However, they were defeated 12-21, 21-18, 15-21 in a hard-fought match against the world number one pair, Chen Qing Chen and Jia Yi Fan from China, yesterday.

Matsuyama-Shida also faced a setback, losing 16-21, 19-21 to another Chinese pair, Liu Sheng Shu and Tang Ning.