THE senior Lee has left the scene. And the junior fellow has taken centrestage.A friend said this, almost in jest, after 22-year-old Lee Zii Jia pulled off a spectacular show to dethrone defending champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark 30-29,20-22,21-9 in the All-England men’s singles final at the Arena Birmingham on Sunday to end a four-year title wait for Malaysia.
The last time a Malaysian won the All-England was in 2017 when the more famous Lee – Chong Wei – did for his fourth title.
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