Thanks to their consistency, Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah have beaten Chinese pair Liu Sheng Shu-Tan Ning to the number one spot.
Not on the world rankings, but the World Tour rankings.
Which means the national women's doubles pair have been the most consistent on the World Tour circuit so far, as this ranking points include all events that they have participated in.
So far, the Malaysians have won two titles this year at the Thailand Open and Arctic Open.
They also finished second on the World Tour four times, at the Indonesia Masters, Indonesia Open, Japan Open and the World Championships, and made four semi-finals at the India Open, Malaysia Masters, China Open and Hong Kong Open.
Currently on 104, 860 points, they hold the number one spot over Liu-Tan who are second with 103,150 points.
What this does is it will give them a top seeded spot at the season-finale World Tour Finals in December, and place them in a favourable group.
Tan-Thinaah are world number two on the world rankings and some distance off this Chinese pair, but this World Tour ranking advantage will definitely give them a morale boost over the world champions the next time both pairs meet.
Not on the world rankings, but the World Tour rankings.
Which means the national women's doubles pair have been the most consistent on the World Tour circuit so far, as this ranking points include all events that they have participated in.
So far, the Malaysians have won two titles this year at the Thailand Open and Arctic Open.
They also finished second on the World Tour four times, at the Indonesia Masters, Indonesia Open, Japan Open and the World Championships, and made four semi-finals at the India Open, Malaysia Masters, China Open and Hong Kong Open.
Currently on 104, 860 points, they hold the number one spot over Liu-Tan who are second with 103,150 points.
What this does is it will give them a top seeded spot at the season-finale World Tour Finals in December, and place them in a favourable group.
Tan-Thinaah are world number two on the world rankings and some distance off this Chinese pair, but this World Tour ranking advantage will definitely give them a morale boost over the world champions the next time both pairs meet.
