The 22-year-old turned on the power to beat a rusty two-time world champion Kento Momota of Japan for the first time in seven attempts when he pulled off a 21-16,21-19 win in the quarter-finals at Arena Birmingham yesterday.
It looked as though it was set to be a breeze again for the Malaysian in the second game before Momota stepped on the gas to level the score at 14-14. But Zii Jia stood firm to finish off the game.He has been low in confidence after dishing out uninspiring performances at three tournaments in Thailand in January.
“It was a good enough win for Zii Jia although Momota was definitely rusty. This was his first tournament in more than a year and it was not the best that we have seen from him.”
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