Another early exit for Zii Jia


Malaysia's Zii Jia Lee competes against China's Yu Qi Shi (not pictured) during the men single badminton final match of the Denmark open tournament at Jyske Bank Arena in Odense, on October 23, 2022. (Photo by Claus Fisker / Ritzau Scanpix / AFP) / Denmark OUT

PETALING JAYA: Men's singles world No. 2 Lee Zii Jia was toppled in the second round of the India Open by Li Shifeng of China in New Delhi on Thursday (Jan 19).

Zii Jia was beaten 21-11, 14-21, 21-18 by Shifeng in 64 minutes, the second straight time the Malaysian shuttler failed to clear the early rounds.

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