National women's doubles pair Pearly Tan-M. Thinaah took just 31 minutes to dispose of Indonesians Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma-Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi 21-14, 21-13 to check into the semi-finals of the Hong Kong Open badminton championships. World number eight Pearly-Thinaah were on song at the Hong Kong Coliseum today as they set up a last-four clash against South Korean world number two Baek Ha Na-Lee So Hee tomorrow. Top seeds Ha Na-So Hee beat compatriots Lee Yu Lim-Shin Seung Chan 21-8, 21-18 to advance to the semi-finals. Pearly-Thinaah, who reached the 2024 Paris Olympics semi-finals, defeated Ha Na-So Hee 21-18, 21-13 in the Korea Open semi-finals last month but missed out on the title after losing 12-21, 11-21 to Jeong Na Eun-Kim Hye Jeong, also of South Korea, in the final. Meanwhile, national mixed doubles pair Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei faced a tough battle to advance to the semi-finals, defeating China's Guo Xin Wa-Chen Fang Hui, 21-17, 10-21, 21-10. Awaiting the fourth-seeded pair in the final-fou r round are Chinese duo Feng Yan Zhe-Huang Dong Ping, who defeated Malaysian's Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin, 21-13, 21-11, in another quarter-finals match earlier. National men's doubles duo Man Wei Chong-Tee Kai Wun failed advance to the semi-finals after being knocked out by Indonesian pair Sabar Karyaman Gutaman-Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani, 18-21, 15-21. National mixed doubles pair Goh Soon Huat-Lai Shevon were also sent packing by Hong Kong's Tang Chun Man-Tse Ying Suet, with a score of 18-21, 17-21. Source: BERNAMA News Agency