Zii Jia defeats All-England champion Shifeng to reach second round of Swiss Open


PETALING JAYA: Independent men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia reached the second round of the Swiss Open after claiming a superb win over China's newly-crowned All-England champion Li Shifeng in Basel on Wednesday (March 22).

World No. 4 Zii Jia showed great determination and fighting spirit to come from behind and beat world No. 11 Shifeng 18-21, 21-18, 23-21 in a thrilling first round match that lasted 72 minutes.

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