10 Lee Zii Jia made a smashing breakthrough on the international stage by lifting the All-England title in stunning fashion at the Arena Birmingham yesterday. No one saw it coming, probably not even Zii Jia himself, having come through a very rough patch of late. “ I think Lee Zii Jia played well in the crucial points today, and I was a little too sloppy at times. SEMI-FINALSMen’s singles: Lee Zii Jia (Mas) bt Mark Caljouw (Ned) 21-13,21-17; Viktor Axelsen (Den) bt Anders Antonsen (Den) 16-21,21-7,21-17. Women’s doubles: Yuki Fukushima-Sayaka Hirota (Jpn) bt Selena Piek-Cheryl Seinen (Ned) 21-17,21-7; Mayu Matsumoto-Wakana Nagahara (Jpn) bt Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida (Jpn) 21-19,21-17.

Source: The Star March 21, 2021 23:05 UTC