PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia booked his berth in the third round but Ng Tze Yong crashed out in the World Championships in Copenhagen. The independent player Zii Jia, who trains under coach Wong Tat Meng, secured a 21-11, 21-16 win over Brian Yang of Canada in 33 minutes in Copenhagen on Wednesday (Aug 23). Zii...
PETALING JAYA: Shuttler Lee Zii Jia admits he still has the desire to become the first Malaysian to win the men’s singles title after getting off to a solid start in the World Championships. But he doesn’t want to speak too soon. Yesterday, Zii Jia gave an assured performance to dispatch fifth seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia...
PETALING JAYA: Turn criticism into motivation. That’s Datuk Misbun Sidek’s encouragement to his former student Lee Zii Jia as the latter takes on Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the men’s singles first round of the World Championships at Royal Arena in Copenhagen today. Misbun believes controversies before a major tournament could be a blessing in disguise. “Netizens are...
PETALING JAYA: Former great Datuk Lee Chong Wei has hit out at independent shuttler Lee Zii Jia and his coach Wong Tat Meng for accusing the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM) of bullying professional players. Chong Wei branded Zii Jia as selfish and problematic after the latter and Tat Meng expressed their frustrations with BAM for...
PETALING JAYA: Coach Wong Tat Meng doesn’t believe in miracles and he just wants independent singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia to enjoy playing rather than pushing for instant results at the World Championships in Copenhagen next week. Zii Jia, the world No. 13, is unseeded and is drawn to play fifth seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia...
PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles Lee Zii Jia (pic) has just started taking baby steps under new coach Wong Tat Meng in resurrecting his career but he has been handed the worst possible draw for the World Championships from Aug 21-27 in Copenhagen. In the draw released by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) yesterday, the unseeded Zii...
PETALING JAYA: Accept the defeat, move on and use it as a motivation to work harder. This was the advice given by national men’s singles badminton coach Hendrawan to Ng Tze Yong after the latter crashed out in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open. World No. 21 Tze Yong suffered a narrow 21-17, 24-26, 19-21 defeat to...
PETALING JAYA: Independent shuttler Lee Zii Jia proved that he is still the country’s No. 1 men’s singles shuttler after storming into the semi-finals of the Australian Open. Despite his struggles, the world No. 17 Zii Jia rose to the occasion to narrowly triumph 17-21, 26-24, 21-19 over his much-improved former national teammate Ng Tze Yong...
PETALING JAYA: Independent player Lee Zii Jia (pic) finally won his first match under new coach Wong Tat Meng when he beat compatriot Leong Jun Hao in the first round of the Australia Open in Sydney yesterday. Zii Jia, the world No. 17, did not start the way he wanted as he had to come from...
PETALING JAYA: National men's singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong has made it to the second round of the Japan Open but it was another early exit for independent player Lee Zii Jia. World No. 21 Tze Yong stunned Singapore's 2021 world champion Loh Kean Yew 21-16, 21-17 in the first round at the Yoyogi Gymnasium in...
