Lee Zii Jia to skip CWG, India's medal prospects brightened
2 years, 6 months ago

Lee Zii Jia to skip CWG, India's medal prospects brightened

The Hindu  

Lee Zii Jia, one of the top gold medal contenders for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, has decided to skip the event to focus on the World Championships, the Malaysian shuttler said on Wednesday. With world number five Lee Zii Jia out of the picture, here are the potential contenders for the gold medal at CWG 2022 in Birmingham. Four years ago in the singles final at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Srikanth had gone down to Lee Chong Wei in three games. Win-loss record this year - 17-8 Loh Kean Yew Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew stunned everyone with his World Championships title run in Huelva last year.

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China Masters 2024: Sindhu, Lakshya and Bansod progress to second round; Satwik-Chirag earn comeback win
1 month ago

China Masters 2024: Sindhu, Lakshya and Bansod progress to second round; Satwik-Chirag earn comeback win

The Hindu  

PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen progressed to the women’s and men’s singles second round respectively after comfortable victories while the doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty notched a hard-fought win in their first match after the Paris Olympics at the China Masters Super 750 badminton tournament here on Wednesday. Returning to action after a break following the Paris …

Lakshya Sen loses bronze playoff to Lee Zii Jia
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Lakshya Sen loses bronze playoff to Lee Zii Jia

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: For the first time since 2008, India’s badminton squad failed to win an Olympic medal as Lakshya Sen lost in three games to Malaysian seventh seed Lee Zii Jia in the men’s singles bronze playoff at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena in Paris on Monday. Lakshya Sen in action against Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia on Monday. Lee …

Australian Open: Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia crowned champion
6 months, 1 week ago

Australian Open: Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia crowned champion

The Hindu  

Malaysian Lee Zii Jia outlasted Japan’s Kodai Naraoka in the men’s singles final to be crowned Australian Open badminton champion Sunday, while Aya Ohori of Japan clinched the women’s title. Ohori triumphed with a gutsy 17-21, 21-19, 21-16 comeback beating 35th-ranked Indonesian teenager Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo. In the men’s doubles final, China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu …

China's Wang Zhiyi into 2024 Malaysia Masters final
6 months, 4 weeks ago

China's Wang Zhiyi into 2024 Malaysia Masters final

China Daily  

Wang Zhiyi in action, May 25, 2024. KUALA LUMPUR -- China's women's singles shuttler Wang Zhiyi is set to vie for badminton's 2024 Malaysia Masters title, having secured her spot in the final following Saturday's semifinals here at the Axiata Arena. Meanwhile, men's singles top seed Viktor Axelsen outplayed China's star shuttler Lu Guangzu and will face Malaysia's top player …

Malaysia Open: World No. 2 Lee Zii Jia crashes out in the first round
1 year, 11 months ago

Malaysia Open: World No. 2 Lee Zii Jia crashes out in the first round

The Hindu  

Badminton’s world number two Lee Zii Jia suffered a shock first-round defeat against rising Japanese star Kodai Naraoka in the first upset of the season-opening Malaysia Open on Wednesday. I have to accept this result,” said Lee, who was playing in his first tournament without a coach. “That final few points was about being confident, and he had it more …

BWF World Championships: Lee Zii Jia's bid for Malaysian badminton history meets surprise early end
2 years, 3 months ago

BWF World Championships: Lee Zii Jia's bid for Malaysian badminton history meets surprise early end

Firstpost  

Lee Zii Jia’s bid to become Malaysia’s first badminton world champion ground to a halt on Thursday with a third-round loss to China’s unseeded surprise-package Zhao Junpeng. Tokyo: Lee Zii Jia’s bid to become Malaysia’s first badminton world champion ground to a halt on Thursday with a third-round loss to China’s unseeded surprise-package Zhao Junpeng. “You’ve got to win, you’ve …

All England Open: Lakshya Sen Beats Lee Zii Jia, Storms Into Final
2 years, 9 months ago

All England Open: Lakshya Sen Beats Lee Zii Jia, Storms Into Final

News 18  

World Championships bronze medallist Lakshya Sen reached the final of the 2022 All England Open Badminton Championships after beating Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia 21-13, 12-21, 21-19 in the semifinal on Saturday. With this win, Sen became the fifth Indian shuttler to reach the final of the All England Open Badminton Championships. The 20-year-old from Almora, who had a great start …

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia downplays gold medal hopes after All England Open win
3 years, 8 months ago

Tokyo Olympics 2020: Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia downplays gold medal hopes after All England Open win

Firstpost  

Malaysian badminton legend Lee Chong Wei came achingly close to winning gold but never achieved it, picking up three Olympic silvers during his career. Malaysian badminton star Lee Zii Jia downplayed expectations Thursday that he could win the country’s first Olympic gold in Tokyo following his breakthrough victory at the All England Open. On his way to victory, he also …

All England Open 2021: Lee Zii Jia could prove worthy successor to Lee Chong Wei; Japanese armada scores big
3 years, 9 months ago

All England Open 2021: Lee Zii Jia could prove worthy successor to Lee Chong Wei; Japanese armada scores big

Firstpost  

Lee Zii Jia became an overnight star. Malaysia, starved of badminton success after Lee Chong Wei’s retirement last year, hailed the tall, powerfully built Alor Setar native after he won the All England men’s singles badminton title on Sunday, just eight days before his 23rd birthday. Photo: Shirish Nadkarni “We had seen Zii Jia in India, some five years ago, …

All England Open 2021: Malaysia bank on 'national hero' Lee Zii Jia for Tokyo Olympics success
3 years, 9 months ago

All England Open 2021: Malaysia bank on 'national hero' Lee Zii Jia for Tokyo Olympics success

Firstpost  

Malaysian star defeated Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen 30-29, 20-22, 21-9 Sunday to win the All England, one of the sport’s most prestigious tournaments, for the first time. Kuala Lumpur: Lee Zii Jia was hailed as a “hero” Monday after winning the All England Open and igniting Malaysia’s hopes of success at the Tokyo Olympics, even without retired legend Lee Chong Wei. …

All England Championships: Malaysian Lee Zii Jia Upsets Axelsen, Okuhara Wins 2nd Title
3 years, 9 months ago

All England Championships: Malaysian Lee Zii Jia Upsets Axelsen, Okuhara Wins 2nd Title

News 18  

Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia joined an elite list of winners of the All England Open Badminton Championships after coming through in a cracker of a final against defending champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark. Both of us played very well until the third game, when Axelsen lost a bit of focus and that’s the moment I had the advantage,” said …

All England Open 2021: Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia shocks World No 1 Kento Momota to reach semi-final
3 years, 9 months ago

All England Open 2021: Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia shocks World No 1 Kento Momota to reach semi-final

Firstpost  

Birmingham: Lee Zii Jia shocked two-time world champion Kento Momota to reach the semi-finals of the All England Open on Friday. The Malaysian beat the world number one 21-16, 21-19 to end his Japanese opponent’s tournament after a much-anticipated return to international action this week. Lee surged on from there, matching Momota’s razor-sharp movement to win seven straight points and …

Thailand Open Super 1000: Sameer Verma stuns Lee Zii Jia in opening round; PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth also win
3 years, 11 months ago

Thailand Open Super 1000: Sameer Verma stuns Lee Zii Jia in opening round; PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth also win

Firstpost  

The win took Sindhu’s head-to-head count against Busanan to 11-1. Bangkok: PV Sindhu and Kidambi Srikanth notched up straight-game wins, while Sameer Verma shocked World No 10 Lee Zii Jia as Indian shuttlers made impressive starts at the Toyota Thailand Open Super 1000 tournament on Tuesday. A week after being sent packing by Denmark’s Mia Blichfeldt in the first event …

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