The Malaysia Masters 2023 witnessed an unbelievable rally that involved 211 shots during the women's doubles quarterfinal clash between Malaysia's Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan and Japan's Rena Miyaura and Ayako Sakuramoto on Thursday.
The monumental rally, which lasted for almost four minutes, took place in the third game of the match. Ultimately it was the Malaysian pair who clinched the point and eventually won the tie 21-17, 18-21, 21-19.
Sit back, relax and enjoy this monumental rally 🤯🏸!@HSBC_Sport#HSBCbadminton #BWFWorldTour #MalaysiaMasters2023 pic.twitter.com/o0Anh10ACG
— BWF (@bwfmedia) May 25, 2023
It is being considered the longest rally in badminton history with the previous official record believed to be a 195-shot rally which took place during the 2022 Korea Open between South Korea’s Baek Ha-na-Lee Yu-rim and China’s Du Yue-Li Wen Mei.
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What did Pearly Tan and Thinaah Muralitharan say after the match?
As quoted by Reuters, Tan said after the epic match,
We knew we were tired but the opponent was tired too. 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.
Thinaah stated,
Winning the rally felt like winning the match. I also thought that we won after surviving the rally. 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.
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