Zii Jia secures spot in BWF World Tour Finals
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s professional men’s singles player Lee Zii Jia has qualified for the BWF World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, China, next month. This was confirmed by BWF in a social media post, marking Zii Jia’s return to the prestigious tournament after a two-year absence. This will be Zii Jia’s third appearance at the season-ending […]
A surprise victory
‘Mental strength is not about being strong all the time, but about being able to pick yourself up and keep going when life gets tough.’ – Unknown I am not into sports and neither do I play badminton. But there I was, watching Malaysian badminton player, Lee Zii Jia battle against Thailand’s champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn […]
Zii Jia fries French hope to roll into quarters
PARIS: Malaysian professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia ousted France’s top player Toma Junior Popov to advance to the quarterfinals at the 2024 Paris Olympics. The world number seven, who had to contend with the strong support for Popov from the home crowd at Porte de La Chapelle Arena, secured a straight-sets victory, 21-13, […]
Malaysia Masters: Zii Jia taps into Thai triumph to spark fightback in opening Win
KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s singles professional shuttler Lee Zii Jia believes that his recent triumph in the Thailand Open helped him to bounce back from a first-game loss to overcome China’s Zhao Jun Peng in the opening round of the 2024 Malaysia Masters yesterday. The 26-year-old, also the fifth seed, lost the first game 19-21 […]
Zii Jia, Jun Hao brush aside opponents to enter round-of-16
BANGKOK: Malaysian men’s singles shuttlers, Lee Zii Jia and Leong Jun Hao safely cruised into the second round of the 2024 Thailand Open yesterday. The world number 10, professional singles player Zii Jia defeated China’s Lei Lan Xi 21-17, 23-21 in a 50-minute battle while Jun Hao defeated Su Li Yang of Chinese Taipei 14-21, […]
Zii Jia won’t think too much amidst set back
CHENGDU: Professional men’s singles shuttler, Lee Zii Jia, is determined to put the current situation in men’s singles camp at the back of his mind ahead of the Thomas Cup 2024 Group D opener against Hong Kong in Chengdu, China, today’s (Saturday) morning. While acknowledging the understrength of the national men’s singles camp, the current […]
Christie ends Zii Jia’s winning streak with BAC 2024 quarterfinal victory
KUALA LUMPUR: Professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia’s five games winning run against Jonatan Christie came to an end after the Indonesian booted him out of the 2024 Badminton Asia Championship in Ningbo, China yesterday. Eighth-seeded Zii Jia had a shaky start in the opening set of their quarterfinal match as series of unforced […]
Zii Jia advances, Jun Hao out in Indonesia Masters
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s professional singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia, continued his winning streak in the 2024 Indonesia Masters by advancing to the quarterfinals after defeating Hong Kong’s Ng Ka Long at Istora Senayan, Jakarta yesterday. Zii Jia, the world’s 10th-ranked player, secured a 22-20, 21-15 victory in the second-round match that lasted 46 minutes. This […]
Zii Jia accepts BAM’s invitation to play in Asian Team C’ships
KUALA LUMPUR: Men’s singles shuttler, Lee Zii Jia who has since turned professional is set to be a part of the Malaysia team that will defend the Badminton Asia Team Championships (BATC) title when it starts on Feb 13 in Setia Alam, Selangor. Team LZJ confirmed his participation after the world number 11 faced another […]
Shuttler Zii Jia turns down chance to join RTG programme
SUBANG JAYA: National men’s singles professional shuttler Lee Zii Jia is sticking with his decision not to sign the letter of commitment (LOC) and, thus, is no longer under the Road to Gold (RTG) programme. The RTG programme committee, through a statement yesterday, said the decision was relayed by the 25-year-old Zii Jia’s team via […]
