Zii Jia’s ankle injury at Finals cast doubt over Malaysian Open participation


PETALING JAYA: Men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia’s participation in the Malaysian Open from Jan 7-12 at the Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil is in doubt after he suffered an ankle injury in the World Tour Finals.

World No. 8 Zii Jia was on course to reach the last four in the Finals when he led 22-20 and 13-5 against China’s Li Shifeng in the last Group A match but landed awkwardly and injured his right ankle in Hangzhou yesterday.

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