Merciless Lee


Ruthless: Zii Jia in action against India’s Sameer Verma yesterday.

NATIONAL men’s singles ace Lee Zii Jia is starting to gain himself a name as a “killer” on the court.Just two weeks ago, a video showing his amazing backhand kill had world No. 1 Kento Momota rooted went viral, and was viewed by 10 million people.

Yesterday, the 21-year-old again showed that aggressive finishing when he pulled off a superb net kill to save a game point before going on to clinch a hard-fought 21-19,22-20 win over India’s Sameer Verma in the last 16 yesterday.

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