Lee goes Down Under to maintain seeding for Olympic Games


PETALING JAYA: Professional shuttler Lee Zii Jia (pic) aims to brush up on his game quickly with less than 50 days left before the Paris Olympic Games starts on July 26.

The world No. 7 could not produce quality in his attacking shots and lost 16-21, 17-21 to Thailand’s world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the quarter-finals of the Indonesian Open at the Istora Senayan yesterday.

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