PETALING JAYA: Professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia knows he cannot afford to take India’s Mithun Manjunath lightly if he hopes to advance to the quarter-finals of the Thailand Masters. Their last encounter two years ago in Sydney also saw Zii Jia pushed hard before he edged Mithun 21-13, 12-21, 21-19 in the second round. Adding to the concern, Zii Jia admitted that his performance in the first round yesterday was still far from convincing despite securing a straight-game victory over Belgium’s Julien Carragi 21-19, 21-11. I need to stay more focused moving forward,” said Zii Jia in a post match interview with SNE Sports. Joining Zii Jia in the second round today is Justin Hoh, who will face China’s Zhu Xuanchen.

Source: The Star January 29, 2026 02:05 UTC