Painful, but staying patient


Outsmarted: Zii Jia Lee plays a shot to South Korea’s Jeon Hyeok-jin in the first round of the World Championships. — AFP

PETALING JAYA: The scoreline in Paris may not have gone his way, but for Lee Zii Jia, just stepping back onto the world stage was already a victory.

And the 27-year-old singles shuttler knows that learning to wait until his time comes again will be the key.

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