{"id":16618,"date":"2023-03-19T07:35:56","date_gmt":"2023-03-18T23:35:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=16618"},"modified":"2023-03-19T07:35:58","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T23:35:58","slug":"zii-jia-crashes-out-in-all-england-semi-finals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=16618","title":{"rendered":"Zii Jia crashes out in All England semi finals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, March 19<\/strong> — National men\u2019s singles ace Zii Jia Lee\u2019s\u00a0hopes of ending his 10-month\u00a0title drought were dashed after he was knocked out by China\u2019s Shi Yu Qi in the semi-finals of the 2023 All England badminton championships\u00a0tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

World number four Zii Jia, whose last triumph came in the Thailand Open last May and who was hoping to make amends for his inconsistent performances, went down 19-21,13-21 to Yu Qi in 43 minutes at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zii Jia, the 2021 All England champion, managed to give a stern fight to the 2018 World Championship silver medallist in the opening game, but was out of sorts in the second game, thus, ending Malaysia\u2019s challenge in the All England.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The 24-year-old has now lost four of the five matches he has played against world number 12 Yu Qi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zii Jia had advanced to the semi-finals of the Super 1000 tournament after ousting rising Japanese star Kodai Naraoka 21-9, 10-21, 21-13 in the last eight yesterday, while Yu Qi disposed of compatriot Weng Hong Yang 21-9, 21-16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zii Jia has endured a dismal campaign so far this year, having been knocked out in the first round of the season-opening Malaysia Open and the second round of three other tournaments – the India Open, Indonesia Masters and most recently the German Open.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NMT<\/a> as reported by Bernama<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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