Zii Jia-Momota quarter-finals clash on the cards

Not going down: Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen will most likely play world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore as early as the second round. — AFP

PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia and Japanese ace Kento Momota are headed for a mouthwatering clash in the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Open from June 28-July 3.

Zii Jia (No. 6) and Momota (No. 2) have been placed in the bottom half of the draw and will meet if they justify their respective seedings in the early rounds.