Lee Zii Jia is a pro, leave him alone
As a professional athlete, a lot is going to be said about you. But I just keep going forward and try to achieve my goals. – LeBron James, US basketball legend How many years of a playing career do professional sportspeople have? To answer that, I suppose it depends on the type of sports. If […]
A disappointing move by Zii Jia
That was the reaction from the deputy chef-de-mission (CDM) to the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, Monteiro Gerard Clair, upon knowing that national professional men’s singles ace, Lee Zii Jia had pulled out from the Games. ‘’I am disappointed because this is the Commonwealth Games and we were definitely hoping for him to bring us a medal,’’ Monteiro […]
I am sorry, Malaysia
TOKYO: National men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has apologised to all Malaysians for failing to contribute a medal at the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games after his heart-breaking loss in the round-of-16 tie today. The 23-year-old, who was eliminated by 2016 Rio Olympics gold medallist Chen Long of China, admitted that he was aware that many […]
Zii Jia, Nur Shazrin, Jinq En lift the gloom on Day Three in Tokyo
TOKYO: While others around them continued to flounder, it was left to national men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia, woman sailor Nur Shazrin Mohamad Latif and swimmer Phee Jinq En to save the day for Malaysia on Day Three of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics today. Zii Jia’s smashing performance on his Olympic debut was like […]
Zii Jia replaces Khairul Anuar as flag bearer for Tokyo Olympics
KUALA LUMPUR: National men’s singles badminton ace Lee Zii Jia will replace archer Khairul Anuar Mohamad as one of the two flag bearers in the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics on July 23. Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM) president Tan Sri Mohamad Norza Zakaria confirmed this, saying Khairul Anuar had asked to be replaced […]
Zii Jia to get RM25,000 incentive from Kedah govt
ALOR SETAR: The Kedah government will give Lee Zii Jia a RM25,000 incentive for winning the All-England men’s singles title last month. Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor said the incentive would be handed to Zii Jia when he is back in Kedah. “We don’t want to disrupt Zii Jia’s tight training schedule because his […]
Agong receives Zii Jia’s All-England racquet
KUALA LUMPUR: The Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah and Raja Permaisuri Agong Tunku Hajah Azizah Aminah Maimunah Iskandariah received the racquet that national shuttler Lee Zii Jia used en route to winning the 2021 All England men’s singles final at Istana Negara today. Zii Jia used the racquet to defeat defending […]
A new generation of Malaysian badminton champions has emerged
KUALA LUMPUR: The Badminton Association of Malaysia’s (BAM) efforts of taking a bold step to provide opportunities for young talents, started to bear fruits as a new generation of champions has started to emerge. This was proven when men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia astounded world number one Kento Momota and defending champion Viktor Axelsen […]
Clear-Lee the best! Zii Jia clinches maiden All England title
KUALA LUMPUR: National top singles ace Lee Zii Jia produced a scintillating performance en route to clinching his maiden All England Badminton Championships men’s singles title with a pulsating 30-29, 20-22, 21-9 win over Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in Birmingham today. Zii Jia was in his element in a closely-fought first game as he used […]
Zii Jia one step away from All England glory
KUALA LUMPUR: National top singles ace Lee Zii Jia is one match away from clinching a maiden All England Badminton Championships title after overpowering Mark Caljouw of the Netherlands 21-13, 21-17 in Birmingham, today. Sixth-seeded Zii Jia was in majestic form as he swept aside the Dutchman in straight games at the Utilita Arena. The […]
