KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Top national men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia suffered the embarrassment of a first-round exit on home ground when he was sent packing 21-13, 17-21,...
KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 11 — Top national men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia suffered the embarrassment of a first-round exit on home ground when he was sent packing 21-13, 17-21, 19-21 by rising Japanese star Kodai Naraoka in the Malaysia Open at the Axiata Arena, here, today.
The closely-fought third game saw the 21-year-old Japanese ace emerge victorious after a 72-minute battle.Zii Jia has suffered early exits in the Malaysian Open before. Apart from his second-round loss to unheralded Indonesian player Shesar Hiren Rhustavito last year, he also suffered a first-round defeat to Thailand’s Suppanyu Avihingsanon in 2019.
“I feel that the draught issue was more challenging... it’s the same for all players but Kodai had the advantage because he was more patient and played more defensively.
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