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.