22-year-old is turning the pressure of succeeding Malaysia’s badminton great into motivation. FMTNews ZiiJia Badminton
Zii Jia’s game is maturing as he has shown in recent tournaments before play stopped due to pandemic.
He defeated China’s Olympic champion Chen Long to reach the semifinals of the prestigious All England Open in March, and beat China’s ninth-ranked Shi Yuqi at the Malaysia Masters in January. The major disappointment in former world No 1 Chong Wei’s glittering career was that he failed to win badminton’s biggest prizes, being beaten to gold by his nemesis Lin Dan of China in the 2008 and 2012 Olympic finals, and the World Championships in 2011 and 2013.
“Their combination, I think, is very good,” said Zii Jia of the backroom team of head coach Hendrawan and assistant Tey Seu Bock.
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