Zii Jia through to All England round of 16

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KUALA LUMPUR – World number seven shuttler Lee Zii Jia advances to the next round of the All England Championship after winning against Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto 21-16, 21-17. 

Last year’s All England champion Zii Jia took the first set in 21 minutes despite Nishimoto’s best efforts to catch up.

Starting strong in the second set, the national top player triumphed and secured his win to advance to the round of 16 tomorrow.

Zii Jia had won three of the four previous encounters between the two, with the last win coming at the 2019 BWF World Championships.

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