Zii Jia told not to dwell on possible clash with Axelsen

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National men’s singles head coach Hendrawan wants world No. 8 Lee Zii Jia to not get himself distracted by the prospect of meeting reigning Olympics champion Viktor Axelsen (pic) in the quarter-finals of the Denmark Open, which got under way in Odense yesterday.

Barring any upset, the duo should clear their two opening rounds to set up a mouth-watering rematch of the All-England final in March.

“There’s no denying that Axelsen is more stable than anyone else at the moment, and he’s tough to play with,” said Hendrawan. “Let’s take it step by step first because there will be no easy match anymore. We can see recently that there are more players maturing. It will be Zii Jia’s first meeting with the fast-improving Tzu-wei, who’s now the world No. 10. His notable result this year was reaching the semi-finals of the World Tour Finals in Bangkok in January.World No. 35 Daren can expect a tough encounter with fellow veteran Vittinghus, who had helped his team reach the semi-finals of the Thomas Cup on home soil last week.

 

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