Malaysian Open: Zii Jia loses to Indonesia's Shesar Hiren in second round

By R. KIRUBASHINI

KUALA LUMPUR: National men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia's hopes of winning the Malaysian Open were dashed when he was stunned by Indonesia's world No. 26 Shesar Hiren in the second round on Thursday (June 30).

The Malaysian fought hard, but came up short, and ended up losing a tense match 19-21, 21-19, 21-16 in 66 minutes.

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Sports , badminton , Lee Zii Jia , Shesar Hiren , Malaysian Open , Indonesia

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