Zii Jia suffers shock first round exit in China Open

PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia suffered a premature exit in the China Open when he went down to Japan's Koki Watanabe in the first round.

World No. 3 Zii Jia lost 15-21, 2-21 to world No. 14 Watanabe in just 29 minutes at the Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium in Changzhou, China on Tuesday (Sept 17).