Zii Jia now believes he is one of the world’s best

By TAN MING WAI

PETALING JAYA: National men’s singles ace Lee Zii Jia (pic) believes he has proven a point after giving a better account of himself at the Sudirman Cup mixed team championship in Vantaa, Finland.

The 23-year-old pulled off an epic 22-20, 21-19 victory against world No. 1 Kento Momota of Japan on Saturday to avenge his earlier defeat to the latter during the group stage.

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