Daren to square up with Zii Jia for place in Thai final


Prized scalp: Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik oust Taiwan’s Olympic champions Lee Yang-Wang Chi-lin to reach the Thailand Open semi-finals.

PETALING JAYA: Training mates Lee Zii Jia and Liew Daren set up a semi-final showdown in the Thailand Open after negotiating a tough quarter-final match.

Independent player Zii Jia fought back from 4-12 down in the third game to overcome Indonesia Shesar Hiren 21-10, 14-21, 21-16 in 56 minutes yesterday.

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