Total focus: Chen Long of China in action during the match against Raul Must of Estonia. — Reuters
PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia and several other top players were fast and furious but all eyes were on defending champion Chen Long of China in the men’s singles opening group match competition.
The 23-year-old Zii Jia hardly showed any signs of nerves in his first Olympic Games as he took just 25 minutes to brush aside Artem Pochtarov of Ukraine 21-5, 21-11 in the first Group M match at the Musashino Forest Sports Plaza.
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