Zii Jia in driver’s seat after top guns withdrawal


PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia’s (pic) path to the final looks smooth with a spate of withdrawals and upsets.

Yesterday, Zii Jia marched into the singles quarter-finals after an easy 21-7, 21-11 win against German qualifier Kai Schaefer in a day when the top seed Viktor Axelsen and K. Srikanth pulled out from the competition at the Impact Arena in Bangkok.

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Lee Zii Jia , Impact Arena , Bangkok

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