FORMER All England champion Lee Zii Jia easily cleared his second round obstacle in the Asian Games individual badminton competition to set up a mouth-watering clash against reigning world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand in the quarter-finals, today (Wednesday).
After eliminating Angus Ng Ka Long of Hong Kong in the first round Monday, the world number 19, outclassed Mourinho Zefi Costa Gusmao De Jesus of Timur Leste 21-0, 21-7 in just 17 minutes at the Binjiang Gymnasium, here on Tuesday.However, Zii Jia is set to face an acid test against Kunlavut in the round of 16, since the Thai shuttler had a bye in the first round.
Kunlavut became Thailand’s first men’s singles world champion after beating Japan’s Kodai Naraoka in Copenhagen, Denmark, last August.Based on records, both Zii Jia and Kunvalut have won three matches each in their six meetings since 2016, but the Thai shuttler emerged victorious in their last two matches at the 2021 World Tour Finals and 2022 German Open.
The 23-year-old is set to face fifth seed Gregoria Mariska Tunjung of Indonesia, who ousted Ashmita Chaliha of India 21-17, 21-16.
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