KUALA LUMPUR: Women's pair Pearly Tan–M. Thinaah were made to work before reaching their first Denmark Open semi-final on Friday.

The world No. 5 came back from a game down to defeat India's world No. 18 Treesa Jolly–Gayatri Gopichand 14-21, 21-17, 21-11 in their quarter-final at the SJF Bank Arena.

The breakthrough saw Pearly–Thinaah surpass their previous best showing at the Super 750 tournament, a quarter-final appearance in 2024.

They will face sixth seeds Bao Li Jing-Cao Zi Han from China in the semi-finals.