Zii Jia can stand tall despite loss to China’s Chen Long

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PETALING JAYA: National top men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia may have suffered yet another early exit but there’s plenty of positives for him to take from his China Open debut.

The 21-year-old nearly pulled off a second straight win over reigning Olympic champion Chen Long before losing narrowly 16-21,21-12,21-23 in an epic 79-minute duel at the Olympic Sports Centre Xincheng in Changzhou yesterday.

It was certainly a good response from Zii Jia who had failed miserably in his title defence bid at the Taiwan Open a fortnight ago. He fell in the second round to lower-ranked Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia. “Although I lost this time, it was a close game. I’m not too far from him surely. I will continue to improve myself and try to beat him again.

Mei Kuan-Meng Yean were no match for China’s Chen Qingchen-Jia Yifan as they were beaten 12-21,15-21 in just 33 minutes. Daren, who got into the main draw thanks to several late withdrawals, took his chances well by beating Sitthikorn Thammasin of Thailand 13-21,21-19,23-21 to set up a meeting with Kanta Tsuneyama.

 

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