PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia suffered a first-round exit in the Korean Open after he went down 15-21, 21-18, 17-21 to Hong Kong's Angus Ng Ka Long at the Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu on Wednesday (July 19).
In a closely fought match, the independent men's singles shuttler and world No. 17, who was competing for the first time in a tournament with the guidance of new coach Wong Tat Meng, could not raise his performance in the third game against the tenacious world No. 14 Angus.
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