World C'ships q-final clash with Lakshya likely for Zii Jia, stern test for debutant Tze Yong

By R. KIRUBASHINI

PETALING JAYA: National No. 1 men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia could cross swords with India's newly-crowned Birmingham Commonwealth Games gold medallist Lakshya Sen in the quarter-finals of the World Championships from Aug 21-28 in Tokyo.

Based on the draw for the world meet released on Wednesday (Aug 10), Zii Jia could meet either world No. 10 Lakshya or Japan's world No. 2 Kento Momota in the last eight.

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