Pearly Tan

Pearly Tan Koong Le ASK (Chinese: 陳康樂; 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 this Chinese name, the family name is Tan.
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
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 ranking5 (WD with Thinaah Muralitharan 31 January 2023)
Medal record
Women's badminton
Representing  Malaysia
Sudirman Cup
2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Commonwealth Games
2022 Birmingham Women's doubles
2022 Birmingham Mixed team
Asia Team Championships
2020 Manila Women's team
2022 Selangor Women's team
World Junior Championships
2016 Bilbao Mixed team
2017 Yogyakarta Mixed team
2018 Markham Girls' doubles
Asian Junior Championships
2018 Jakarta Girls' doubles
2017 Jakarta Mixed team
2018 Jakarta Mixed team
BWF profile

Career

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, becomes the first ever Malaysian women's doubles to achieve this feat.[6]

Personal life

Tan was born in Alor Setar, Kedah to Tan Chai Ling and badminton coach Tan Seng Hoe.[7] Her father runs the Alor Setar Racquet Club (ASRC), which was the club of national shuttlers Lee Zii Jia and Jacky Kok.[8]

Achievements

Commonwealth Games
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		 Thinaah Muralitharan Chloe Birch
Lauren Smith		 21–5, 21–8 Gold [2]

World Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

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

Asian Junior Championships

Girls' doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Jaya Raya Sports Hall Training Center,
Jakarta, Indonesia		 Toh Ee Wei Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma
Ribka Sugiarto		 12–21, 16–21 Silver [9]

BWF World Tour (2 titles)

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[10] 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.[11]

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result Ref
2021 Swiss Open Super 300 Thinaah Muralitharan Gabriela Stoeva
Stefani Stoeva		 21–19, 21–12 Winner [5]
2022 French Open Super 750 Thinaah Muralitharan Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara		 21–19, 18–21, 21–15 Winner [6]

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

Women's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Malaysia International Thinaah Muralitharan Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma
Ribka Sugiarto		 21–16, 11–21, 21–18 Winner
2019 Sydney International Thinaah Muralitharan Cheng Yu-chieh
Tseng Yu-chi		 17–21, 21–17, 13–21 Runner-up
2019 India International Thinaah Muralitharan Teoh Mei Xing
Yap Ling		 21–18, 21–14 Winner
2019 Bangladesh International Thinaah Muralitharan K. Maneesha
Rutaparna Panda		 22–20, 21–19 Winner

Mixed doubles

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

Awards and recognition

Order

References
  1. "Pearly Tan Koong Le". Badminton Association of Malaysia. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  2. Tan, Ming Wai (8 August 2022). "Pearly-Thinaah win, Malaysia surpass Commonwealth target". New Straits Times. Archived from the original on 1 November 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 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. "Pearly sees lasting combo with 'Ah Toh' – even if they don't shop together". The Star. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. "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. 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. "Pearly's family proud of Pearly-Thinaah victory in French Open". The Star. 1 November 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  8. Peter, Fabian (14 February 2022). "Zii Jia hopes Jacky will shine". New Straits Times. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
  9. "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.
  10. 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.
  11. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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