World No. 10 Zii Jia’s flaws exposed by Tien-chen


PETALING JAYA: The challenge of Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia (pic) fizzled out but South Korean darling An Se-young sizzled as she continued her dream run in the Yonex Thailand Open.

The world No. 10 Zii Jia had hoped for a good start to the year but he was sent packing 17-21,15-21 by second seed Chou Tien-chen of Taiwan in a match that saw the latter dominating from the start at the Impact Arena in Bangkok yesterday.

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