Unwell Zii Jia suffers another early exit at home again

Running out of steam: Lee Zii Jia drops on the floor due to exhaustion after the second-round match against Taiwan’s Lin Chun-yi. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star

A DIZZY spell put an end to Lee Zii Jia’s hopes of home glory.

Zii Jia’s target of reaching the quarter-finals of the Malaysian Masters were dashed after he suffered a 19-21, 21-16, 15-21 defeat to Taiwan’s world No. 24 Lin Chun-yi in the second round at Axiata Arena yesterday.