Dark days continue in main event after Zii Jia, Tze Yong go down fighting

A letdown: Lee Zii Jia lost 16-21, 23-21, 20-22 to India’s H.S Prannoy. — S.S.KANESAN/The Star

FOR the second Asian Games in a row, Malaysia failed to have a representative in the semi-finals of the men’s singles event following the exits of Lee Zii Jia and Ng Tze Yong in Hangzhou yesterday.

Lee Chong Wei was the last Malaysian to reach the semi-finals before going down to eventual champion Lin Dan of China at the 2014 edition in Incheon, South Korea.