Badminton

Zii Jia opens up on pressure of being compared to Chong Wei

By K.M. BOOPATHY

PETALING JAYA: Independent shuttler Lee Zii Jia (pic) has admitted that it is impossible to run away from being compared to Malaysian men’s singles legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei.

World No. 10 Zii Jia, after his 21-17, 21-19 win over Brian Yang of Canada in the first round of the Indian Open in New Delhi yesterday, further added that his relationship with Chong Wei had been weird.

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