Zii Jia aims to face Chou confidently after accomplishing two tasks en route to semis

A struggle: Lee Zii Jia marched into the Thailand Open semi-finals after beating world No. 19 Lu Guangzu of China 21-13, 16-21, 21-18. — Bernama

PETALING JAYA: It was a day of double happiness for professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia in the Thailand Open.

Yesterday, the world No. 10 Zii Jia marched into the semi-finals of the Thailand meet after digging deep to defeat world No. 19 Lu Guangzu of China 21-13, 16-21, 21-18 in a 66-minute quarter-final clash in Bangkok.