PETALING JAYA: National top men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia's (pic) hopes of qualifying for the World Tour Finals in Guangzhou next month have gone up in smoke.
The 21-year-old has been forced to withdraw from the Hong Kong Open, which begins on Tuesday (Nov 12), after failing to recover from an illness that saw him retire midway through his second round match against world No. 1 Kento Momota at the Fuzhou China Open last Thursday.
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