“I don’t think Zii Jia was being overconfident towards the end after taking the lead but he lost a little focus.”Despite a turbulent start to this year after leaving the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), Indra was pleased that Zii Jia had settled down by showing improved performances. Zii Jia was Malaysia’s top performer in the All-England and stood tall as the only representative in the semi-finals. Women’s singles: Akane Yamaguchi (Jpn) bt Chen Yufei (Chn) 21-13, 21-11; An Se-young (Kor) bt Tai Tzu-ying (Tpe) 21-19, 21-13. Women’s doubles: Zhang Shu-xian-Zheng Yu (Chn) bt Treesa Jolly-Gayatri P. Gopichand (Ind) 21-17, 21-16; Nami Matsuyama-Chiharu Shida (Jpn) bt Jeong Na-eun-Kim Hye-jeong (Kor) 21-8, 21-12. Mixed doubles: Wang Yilyu-Huang Dongping (Chn) bt Zheng Siwei-Huang Yaqiong (Chn) 21-7, 13-21, 21-13; Yuta Watanabe-Arisa Higashino (Jpn) bt Dechapol Puavaranukroh-T. Sapsiree (Tha) 21-14, 21-15.

Source: thestar March 21, 2022 05:21 UTC