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Badminton

Shocking exit as Zii Jia loses to Zhao in world championships in Tokyo

By R. KIRUBASHINI
Gallant run: Zhao Junpeng marches on to the men's singles quarter-finals.

PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia's hopes of becoming the first Malaysian to lift the world title were dashed when he was stunned by China's Zhao Junpeng in the third round on Thursday (Aug 25).

The national No. 1 men's singles shuttler went down 19-21, 21-11, 21-19 to the spirited Chinese world No. 23 at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.

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