Zii Jia's gallant run comes to an end in All-England semi-final defeat

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PETALING JAYA: National men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia's gallant run at the All-England has come to an end as he was eliminated in the semi-finals.

The 21-year-old gave second seed Viktor Axelsen of Denmark a run for his money before going down 21-17,13-21,19-21 in a pulsating battle that lasted 73 minutes at Arena Birmingham on Saturday (March 14).

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