PETALING JAYA: National No. 1 men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia captured his first title as an independent player after defeating Indonesia's Jonatan Christie in the final of the Badminton Asia Championships in Manila.
The Malaysian, who is ranked seventh in the world standings, played a superb match and managed to maintain his composure in the second set to triumph 21-17, 23-21 over the in-form Christie.
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