MUHAMMAD ALIF AZIZ MARDIANSYAH/BOLASPORT.COM
Malaysian men’s singles badminton player Lee Zii Jia competes in Istora Senayan, Jakarta on June 8, 2022.
BOLASPORT.COM – Men’s singles badminton players from Malaysia, Lee Zi Jiathey will definitely not appear in the 2022 BWF World Tour Finals.
Lee Zi Jia failed to maximize opportunity as top seed at 2022 Australian Open after being stopped in second round.
Defeat Lee Zi Jia It was even more suffocating because it happened against his competitor in the Race to Guangzhou, namely Lu Guang Zu (China).
Compete at Quay Centre, Sydney, Australia on Thursday (17/11/2022), Lee lost rubber game of Lu with the score of 22-20, 15-21, 16-21.
Even if on paper Lee is more favorite than Lu.
Level-wise, Lee is much better. This 24-year-old player has been ranked second in the world since last October, while Lu is ranked 19th.
Meeting log? Lee beat Lu twice at the 2019 World Cup and 2020 All England and has never lost.
However, Lu managed to worry Lee in the match which lasted 70 minutes, even coming from behind at half-time in their last match.
As a result, it is Lu who has the right to win the last slot of the eight men’s singles quota for the 2022 BWF World Tour Finals.
Read also: Summary Australian Open 2022 – Indonesian Ammo Falls, 4 reps to quarterfinals
