A Thai-ger to tame for Lee

Thailand's Kunlavut Vitidsarn gestures after defeating China's Yu Qi Shi during their men's singles badminton quarter final match at the 2024 Summer Olympics, Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Paris, France.(AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)

THE last time men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia faced Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn – in the Indonesian Open two months ago – the Thai was in scintillating form, blowing the Malaysian away in straight games 21-16, 21-17.

Zii Jia now has to face the reigning world champion again in a mouth-watering clash in the last four of the Paris Olympics at the Adidas Arena in Port de la Chapelle today.