Zii Jia has flying start at All-England, breezing past Indonesian sixth seed


Uphill task: Zii Jia will take on world No. 6 Jonatan of Indonesia in his All-England debut.

PETALING JAYA: National top men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has made a flying start at the All-England when he stunned sixth seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia in the opener.

Zii Jia put up a near faultless performance to outclass Jonatan 21-15,21-13 for his first-ever win against the Asian Games gold medallist in six meetings at the Arena Birmingham on Wednesday (March 11).

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