National No. one Lee Zii Jia achieved most
likely the simplest ever results of his career, gorgeous China’s defensive
Olympic champion Chen Long and qualifying for the semi-finals of the
All-England badminton championships.
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The 21-year-old Malaysian put during a close to flawless
performance at stage Birmingham yesterday to beat the previous world
champion and world No. 5 21-12,21-18 in only forty nine minutes to storm
into the last four wherever he can meet either Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen or
another Chinese Shi Yuqi.
It was the world No 13’s second massive scalp of the tournament
when his first-round win over world No. six and Asian Games champion Jonatan
Christie of Indonesia.
Buoyed by his initial win in five makes an attempt over Jonatan
within the world tour and a simple win over another Chinese lu Guangzu in the
second round, he started with confidence against Chen Long, whom he has solely
taken once before – during a three-game thriller at last year’s Indonesian Open.
The Malaysian continuously looked a step ahead of Chen Long, who is
ten years his senior and took an 11-8 lead within the interval.
He maintained the pressure and rattled the experienced Chinese
together with his glorious defence, clever net play and blistering smashes.
He ne'er appeared like relinquishing the lead and comfortably won
this game 21-12.
Chen Long appeared like he was mounting a comeback within the
second game however was left frustrated by the Malaysian’s calm and
determination.
Zii Jia led 5-2 and 9-4 and looked on top of things of the match as he went into the
interval an 11-7 advantage.
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The Chinese grabbed three consecutive points to close the gap at 10-11
because the youngster hit the shuttle long of the rear line twice, however a
pumped-up Zii Jia tried that it was simply a blip and quickly picked up
four points to lead 15-10.
He then wrapped the match in straight games to say his second
success over Chen Long, who had taken him at the China and Denmark Opens last
year, to level the score between the two.
Zii Jia can enter his semi-final match with growing confidence and
looking out for a 3rd upset win. If he will create it to the final of the
prestigious tournament, he can become solely the third Malaysian to form it to
the final since 2003 once Hafiz Hashim won the title. solely LeeChong Wei has created it to the ultimate since then. National work director
Wong Choong Hann was happy with Zii Jia’s steady showing.
“He played well and handled the tense situation with calm, ” he
said. “It wasn’t simple as he created it look. Chen Long unbroken working
exhausting to form a comeback throughout the match, particularly at the tailend
of the second game.
“Zii Jia but, failed to consent pressure. we have a tendency to are
proud of the great run he has been having here so far.
“It’s getting to get more difficult and attention-grabbing however
Zii Jia simply needs to stay focused.”
RESULTS
QUARTER-FINALS
Men’s singles: Lee Zii Jia (Mas) vs Chen Long (Chn) 21-12,21-18.
Mixed-doubles: Praveen Jordan-Melati Daeva Oktavianti (Ina) vs Wang Yilyu-Huang Dongping (Chn) 15-21,21-19,21-19
WS
CHEN Yu Fei [1] vs Ratchanok INTANON [5] 17-21,21-15,21-17
Nozomi OKUHARA [4] vs PUSARLA V. Sindhu [6] 12-21,21-15,21-13
Carolina MARIN [8] vs Akane YAMAGUCHI [3] 21-15,21-12
TAI Tzu Ying [2] vs Pornpawee CHOCHUWONG 21-9,21-11
MD
Marcus Fernaldi GIDEON [1] Kevin Sanjaya SUKAMULJO Vs Aaron CHIA [8] SOH Wooi Yik 21-17,21-19
LEE Yang [7] WANG Chi-Lin Vs HUANG Kai Xiang & LIU Cheng
18-21,21-18,21-14
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