Can Zii Jia Avenge First-Round Exit at All-England?
The prestigious All-England Open Badminton Championships, one of the oldest and most revered tournaments in the sport, is set to commence in Birmingham today. Among the highly anticipated clashes is the first-round encounter between Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia and Japan’s Kodai Naraoka in the men’s singles event.
Both players are determined to make amends after suffering disappointing first-round exits at last week’s French Open in Paris. The world No. 10 Zii Jia fell to the unheralded Magnus Johannesen of Denmark, while Naraoka, ranked No.