PETALING JAYA: It is the end of the road for men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia at the Indian Open after he lost to Japan’s Kodai Naraoka 13-21, 21-9, 21-16 in the quarter-finals on Friday (Jan 19) at the K.D. Jadhav Indoor Hall in New Delhi. Zii Jia was in commanding form in the first game...
PETALING JAYA: It’s a relief to Lee Zii Jia (pic) as he is back in the top 10 in the latest world rankings yesterday following a drastic improvement in his performance in several Badminton World Federation (BWF) tournaments since the Asian Games in Hangzhou. The independent shuttler moved one spot from world No. 11 to world...
PETALING JAYA: Professional shuttler Lee Zii Jia’s inability to break through Kenta Nishimoto’s brick-like defence cost him dearly in the men’s singles quarter-finals of the China Masters. World No. 11 Zii Jia fell to a disappointing 11-21, 12-21 defeat at the hands of world No. 13 Nishimoto at the Shenzhen Bay Gymnasium yesterday. Zii Jia struggled to...
PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia's run in the China Masters came to an end in the quarter-finals. The world No. 11 disappointingly lost 11-21, 12-21 to Japan's world No. 13 Kenta Nishimoto at the Shenzhen Bay Gymnasium on Friday (Nov 24). It was Zii Jia's third defeat to Nishimoto in nine meetings. Malaysia's challenge in...
PETALING JAYA: A calm and calculated Lee Zii Jia remained as the sole Malaysian survivor in the China Masters after storming confidently into the quarter-finals in Shenzhen yesterday. If local favourite Lu Guangzu was planning to secure a win in front of his home crowd in the second round, it was just not possible as Zii...
PETALING JAYA: Professional men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia defeated fellow Malaysian Ng Tze Yong to make it into the second round of the China Masters. World No. 11 Zii Jia had to dig deep before overcoming world No. 15 Tze Yong 21-15, 20-22, 21-17 in a thrilling opening round match at the Shenzhen Bay Gymnasium...
PETALING JAYA: Singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong made headlines when he pulled off a major upset against world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen in the second round of the All-England in May. The spotlight is again on Tze Yong as he prepares to face the Dane in the second round of the Japan Masters today but can...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia has withdrawn from the men's singles competition in the Korean Masters which starts on Tuesday (Nov 7) in Gwangju. Team LZJ announced the news via social media on Monday (Nov 6). "After consultation with doctors and physical experts, Team LZJ agrees that it's best for Lee Zii Jia to take a...
KUALA LUMPUR: Singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia’s recent Europe swing had its ups and downs but it was the manner he had handled himself through it all that won the praise of his coach Wong Tat Meng. Zii Jia started strongly by winning the Arctic Open in Finland, his first title in 17 months after the...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia managed to beat one Chinese but could not get past another in the men’s singles competition in the French Open. Zii Jia went down fighting 21-17, 11-21, 12-21 to Hangzhou Asian Games champion Li Shifeng in the second round at the Glaz Arena in Rennes yesterday. The independent player had exacted...
