Soniia, Zii Jia bow out of Polish International


P(BRIEF CAPTION): Malaysia Cheah Soniia Su Ya in action against Spain Clara Azurmendi during the Women's single match at Total BWF Uber Cup Finals 2016 at Kunshan, China on 18th May 2016. Star pic by: CHAN BOON KAI/ The Star/ (18th May 2016)

KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia suffered a double blow at the Polish International Series with the defeats of Lee Zii Jia and Soniia Cheah.

Dutch Junior Open champion Zii Jia found India’s Sourabh Varma a tough nut to crack, going down tamely 21-16, 21-15 in 26 minutes in the men’s singles semi-finals in Beirun on Saturday.

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