The other two men’s singles shuttlers in the squad are Soong Joo Ven and Cheam June Wei. “I’m honoured to be given the chance to play the leading men’s singles role,” said world No. 22 Zii Jia. Yes, I’ll be facing higher-ranked opponents but in badminton, anything can happen and I stand a chance to score an upset or two,” said Zii Jia. I will be a new Lee Zii Jia at the New Zealand Open,” he said.

Source: The Star April 27, 2019 01:18 UTC