Zii Jia trips up against coach’s former charge

Victorious again: Angus Ng Ka Long downed Lee Zii Jia for the fourth time in five meetings to set up a second-round clash with another Malaysian Ng Tze Yong in the Korean Open.

PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia continued to stumble as he kicked off a new chapter in his professional career under new coach Wong Tat Meng at the Korean Open.

The independent men’s singles shuttler, who was making his comeback to competitions after taking a break for a month, went down 15-21, 21-18, 17-21 to Tat Meng’s former charge Angus Ng Ka Long of Hong Kong in the first round at the Jinnam Stadium in Yeosu yesterday.