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 […]
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 […]
