Hylo Open: Zii Jia advance to quarter finals to face Thailand

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KUALA LUMPUR – National men's top single shuttler, Lee Zii Jia, marched into the quarter finals of Hylo Open in Germany after he ended Irish player's journey, Nhat Nguyen, at the second round of the tournament yesterday.

However, it was not plain sailing for second seeded Zii Jia as Nguyen gave a great battle before the Malaysian badminton star took the first set, 22-20.

The 22-year-old Kedahan player then ensured his last eight berth when he edged out Nguyen 21-16 to meet the eighth seed shuttler, Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand next.

Kantaphon had earlier saw off Indian player, Sourabh Verma, 21-12, 21-18 in the second round.

Meanwhile, national mixed doubles pair, Chen Tang Jie-Peck Yen Wei continued their impressive run in the tournament as they pulled off a stunning comeback to stun third seed duo from England, Marcus Ellis-Lauren Smith.

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