Zii Jia survives scare in Odense

By K.M. BOOPATHY

PETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia has advanced to the Denmark Open's second round after beating Belgian Julien Carraggi in Odense on Wednesday (Oct 18) night.

Zii Jia, the world No 11, dropped the first game before recovering to beat world No. 43 Carraggi 19-21, 21-15, 21-10 in a first round match that lasted 61 minutes.

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Badminton , Sports , Denmark Open , Lee Zii Jia , Julien Carraggi

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