Badminton

No fireworks as Zii Jia tames Brice to reach world meet second round

By K.M. BOOPATHY
Easy does it: Lee Zii Jia clears the first round of the World Championships in Tokyo. - AP

PETALING JAYA: World No. 5 Lee Zii Jia stormed into the men's singles second round of the World Championships with a one-sided win over Brice Leverdez of France in Tokyo on Monday (Aug 22).

Zii Jia hardly raised sweat in his 21-9, 21-13 win in his opening match that lasted 39 minutes.

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