Zii Jia pulls out of Swiss Open, set to drop in world ranking


Lee Zii Jia

KUALA LUMPUR: Professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia has withdrawn from the Swiss Open next week due to injury.

Zii Jia, who suffered a first round exit at the All-England on Tuesday, cited an ankle injury that has yet to fully heal as the reason for pulling out after losing 21-19, 16-21, 12-21 to Hong Kong’s Angus Ng Ka Long .  

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