Badminton: Zii Jia loses to Antonsen in World Championships third round


Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia hits a return during his second round men's single match against Denmark's Anders Antonsen at the BWF Badminton World Championship in Copenhagen, Denmark, on August 24, 2023. -AFP

PETALING JAYA: It was the end of the road for Lee Zii Jia in the World Championships after he went down 18-21, 17-21 to Denmark's world No. 12 Anders Antonsen in the third round at the Royal Arena in Copenhagen late Thursday (Aug 24).

The independent men's singles shuttler had also exited the world meet in the third round last year after losing to China's Zhao Junpeng.

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