211 pictures. Three minutes of play time in a match that lasted for 90 minutes.
The Malaysian duo of Pearly Tan and M. Thinaah had been concerned in a nail biting, marathon type rally throughout their Malaysia Masters sport towards Japan’s Rena Miyaura-Ayako Sakuramoto within the second spherical. A match they’d win 21-17, 18-21, 21-19 to seal a quarterfinals berth.
The rally is believed to be the longest in Badminton historical past with the earlier official file believed to be a 195-shot rally which lasted for greater than three minutes through the 2022 Korea Open between South Korea’s Baek Ha-na-Lee Yu-rim and China’s Du Yue-Li Wen Mei.
Sit again, chill out and revel in this monumental rally 🤯🏸!@HSBC_Sport#HSBCbadminton #BWFWorldTour #MalaysiaMasters2023 pic.twitter.com/o0Anh10ACG
— BWF (@bwfmedia) May 25, 2023
It could start when the Malaysians had been main 16-14 within the third set.
“We’re simply relieved this match is over, we need to return now, have a superb relaxation and are available again tomorrow for an additional powerful match,” Pearly mentioned within the submit match interview.
On what saved them going within the rally, Thinaah added: “We had been working out of steam, however we saved going as a result of we might see our opponents tiring as nicely. I threw my racquet within the air as a result of it felt like we had gained a match.”