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Asiad: Zii Jia smashes into quarters after slaying world champion | Scoop
Lee Zii Jia (pic) is set to face India’s H.S. Prannoy in tomorrow’s quarter-final. – Bernama pic, October 14, 2023
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Asiad: Zii Jia smashes into quarters after slaying world champion

National shuttler takes just under an hour to dispatch Thailand’s Kunlavut Vitidsarn

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Sandru Narayanan
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3:45 PM MYT

 

KUALA LUMPUR – Lee Zii Jia smashed his way into the men’s singles quarter-finals at the Hangzhou Asian Games after defeating Thailand’s reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn.

In the exhilarating match that was decided in a rubber game, the former All-England champion took 57 minutes to defeat his opponent with a score of 10-21, 21-19, 21-6.

The world number 16 will be facing India’s world number seven H.S. Prannoy in the quarters at the Binjiang Gymnasium tomorrow.

Meanwhile, in the mixed doubles, Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei fought hard to defeat India’s world number 91 pair, K. Sai Pratheek-Tanisha Crasto.

The Malaysians won the game 21-18, 21-18 in a match that lasted for 48 minutes. 

The world number nine pair will have a tougher match in the next round, facing China’s world number ones Zheng Siwei-Huang Yaqiong.

However, fellow mixed doubles Goh Soon Huat-Shevon Lai saw their challenge end in the last 16 as they fell short against Thailand’s world number 12 Supak Jomkoh-Supissara Paewsampran.

The world number 11 Malaysians who were runners-up in the 2023 Swiss Open lost 21-17, 21-23, 13-21 in a match that lasted for 56 minutes. – October 4, 2023

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