Zii Jia’s Taufik-inspired backhand smash yet to catch legend’s eye

By TAN MING WAI

KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Zii Jia’s deadly backhand smash that stunned world No. 1 Kento Momota twice at the Korean Open a fortnight ago has been the talk of the badminton world recently.

However, the 38-year-old Taufik Hidayat revealed he has yet to catch the Malaysian pulling off the move.

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