PETALING JAYA: Persiapan Lee Zii Jia untuk mempertahankan kejuaraan badminton All England di Birmingham minggu depan tidak berjalan baik apabila dikejutkan oleh pemain muda Thailand, Kunlavut Vitidsarn pada separuh akhir Terbuka Jerman di Muelheim an der Ruhr, sebentar tadi.
Turun sebagai pilihan kelima kejohanan, Zii Jia kalah mudah 13-21, 12-21 dalam masa 41 minit kepada lawannya yang merupakan juara remaja dunia tiga kali. Beraksi dalam kejohanan Terbuka pertamanya sebagai pemain profesinal, pemain No. 7 dunia itu yang akan menginjak 24 tahun pada 29 Mac ini gagal menunjukkan prestasi meyakinkan.
Itu bermakna, Zii Jia masih gagal menambah koleksi kejuaraan sejak menjuarai All England tahun lalu dan meneruskan prestasi ‘yo-yo’. Kunlavut, 21, yang telah menumpaskan Zii tiga kali kini akan menentang pemenang di antara jaguh No. 1 dunia, Viktor Axelsen atau pemain India, Lakshya Sen dalam final esok. – UTUSAN ONLINE
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Zii Jia smashes into semis in ruthless fashionPETALING JAYA: Lee Zii Jia (pic) kept the national flag flying high when he stormed into the men’s singles semi-final at the German Open.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »
German Open: Zii Jia advances to last four | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, March 11 — National badminton singles champion Lee Zii Jia is through to the semi-finals of the 2022 German Open after beating China’s Zhao Junpeng in the quarterfinals today at the Westenergie Sporthalle, Muelheim. The fifth-seeded Zii Jia easily won the first set 21-12 but faced...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
Zii Jia must raise game despite Kean Yew and Momota’s exitPETALING JAYA: World No. 7 Lee Zii Jia’s path to the German Open final looks easier now with the unexpected first-round exits of reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew and former world No. 1 Kento Momota.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »
German Open: Zii Jia checks into quarters after another three-game slog | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — National number one men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia endured a torrid time against Frenchman Christo Popov before sealing his quarter-final spot in the German Open today. The 23-year-old Zii Jia, ranked seventh in the world, had to fight for 61 minutes to oust world...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »
Zii Jia must raise game despite Kean Yew and Momota’s exitPETALING JAYA: World No. 7 Lee Zii Jia’s path to the German Open final looks easier now with the unexpected first-round exits of reigning world champion Loh Kean Yew and former world No. 1 Kento Momota.
Source: staronline - 🏆 4. / 75 Read more »
German Open: Zii Jia checks into quarters after another three-game slog | Malay MailKUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — National number one men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia endured a torrid time against Frenchman Christo Popov before sealing his quarter-final spot in the German Open today. The 23-year-old Zii Jia, ranked seventh in the world, had to fight for 61 minutes to oust world...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »