Zii Jia, Aaron-Wooi Yik book Denmark open semi-final slots
KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia and men’s doubles pair, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik have progressed to the semi-finals of the 2023 Denmark Open in Odense, on Friday. In the quarter-finals at Jyske Bank Arena, professional player Zii Jia subdued Japan’s Kento Nishimoto 21-18, 21-18 in a 51-minute battle. The Arctic Open […]
Zii Jia’s world title quest ends
KUALA LUMPUR: National professional men’s singles ace Lee Zii Jia was knocked out in the third round of the 2023 World Badminton Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, by home shuttler Anders Antonsen on Thursday, ending his bid for his maiden world title. The unseeded Zii Jia lost in straight sets, 18-21, 17-21, to the 12th seed […]
Zii Jia, Aaron-Wooi Yik advance, Tze Yong crashes out at World C’ships
KUALA LUMPUR: National top men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia put up another resilient performance at the ongoing World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark, while Ng Tze Yong crashed out. Zii Jia, ranked 13th in the world ensured his place into the last 16 round after disposing of Canadian Brian Yang 21-11, 21-16 in the second […]
Tze Yong upsets Chinese star; Zii Jia downs Indonesian Jonathan Christie in first round encounters
KUALA LUMPUR: The country’s ace men’s singles shuttler Ng Tze Yong pulled of a sensational upset by beating China’s Zhao Jun Peng in straight sets to book a slot in the second round of the 2023 World Badminton Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark yesterday. In the match played at the Royal Arena, Tze Yong, ranked 22nd […]
Zii Jia breaks first round jinx since June
KUALA LUMPUR: Independent men’s singles player Lee Zii Jia finally ended his first round jinx that lasted for almost two months, by cruising into the second round of the Australia Open badminton championships, yesterday. The world number 17, however, had to bounce back from a set down to beat compatriot and world number 51, Leong […]
Zii Jia Will rise up again – Jalani
KUALA LUMPUR: National badminton legend Datuk Seri Jalani Sidek believes national professional men’s singles champion Lee Zii Jia will bounce back from his current decline in performance. Jalani said only time will tell if Zii Jia will ‘roar’ again on the court considering that the 17th ranked player in the world has a good style […]
Three tournaments to benchmark Zii Jia for training programme
KUALA LUMPUR: The performance in the three closest tournaments will be used as a benchmark for coach Wong Tat Meng in structuring a suitable training programme for the country’s top professional singles player Lee Zii Jia. For that purpose, Tat Meng, who entered the second day of coaching Zii Jia, said he first wanted to […]
Zii Jia cruises into quarter-finals
KUALA LUMPUR: National top men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has booked a berth in the quarter-finals of the All-England Badminton Championship in Birmingham. The world number four ousted Japanese player Kenta Nishimoto 21-15, 21-10 in just 40 minutes in the second round early today. Zii Jia began the 2023 season without qualifying for the […]
Zii Jia distracted by potential legal issue with ex-coach
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia just wants to focus on achieving his best performance level even though his former coach Indra Wijaya may take legal action against him for alleged breach of contract. The world number four ranked player was also perplexed about the whole matter, saying that the two […]
Denmark Open: Zii Jia falls to unseeded Yu Qi in final
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia’s professional men’s singles ace, Lee Zii Jia faltered in his bid to claim his maiden Denmark Open title after losing to China’s Shi Yu Qi in Odense, yesterday (Oct 23). Fourth seed Zii Jia got off to a shaky start but managed to secure a three-point margin lead at 9-5 before the […]
