Zii Jia is out of Arctic Open, Pearly-Thinaah in semis

By R. KIRUBASHINI

Lee Zii Jia - AFP

PETALING JAYA: Men's singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia's hopes of defending his title in the Arctic Open ended after he went down to Japan's Koki Watanabe in the quarter-finals.

World No. 4 Zii Jia fought hard but could not stop world No. 14 Watanabe and lost 15-21, 21-13, 12-21 in 66 minutes at the Energia Arena in Vantaa, Finland on Friday (Oct 11).

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