Battle royale: Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia staved off Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew before prevailing 19-21,21-18,21-12 in the first round of the Fuzhou China Open yesterday.
PETALING JAYA: Singaporean shuttler Loh Kean Yew is one name that will definitely spell trouble in Lee Zii Jia’s aspirations for the men’s singles title at the Philippines SEA Games next month.
World No. 13 Zii Jia got a glimpse of what the 22-year-old from the south is capable of when the Malaysian suffered a scare in the opening round of the Fuzhou China Open before overcoming world No. 31 Kean Yew 19-21,21-18,21-12 in the first round yesterday.
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