Lee, Okuhara bag singles titles at All England Open

FILE PHOTO: Badminton - All England Open Badminton Championships - Arena Birmingham, Birmingham, Britain - March 14, 2020 Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia in action during his semi final match against Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers

(Reuters) - Malaysian shuttler Lee Zii Jia defeated defending champion Viktor Axelsen to win the men's singles crown at the All England Open on Sunday while Japan's Nozomi Okuhara won the women's title for a second time.

Sixth seed Lee took control in the third game to beat the Dane 30-29 20-22 21-9 at the Birmingham event.