National singles ace Lee Zii Jia failed to defend his All England title after succumbing to India’s Lakshya Sen after three sets in the semi-finals at Utilita Arena Birmingham yesterday.
Both players traded points early on in the first set before Sen pulled ahead, winning it 21-13.
As the game looked to be in Sen’s favour, Zii Jia, 24, responded with an energetic performance in the second set, storming to a 10-2 lead before winning it 21-12.
In the rubber set, Zi Jia who had lost to Sen in an international series in Hyderabad, India, in 2016, once again failed to match the 21-year-old challenger, who recorded a 21-19 victory.
In today’s final, Sen will either take on the tournament’s number one seed, Viktor Axelsen of Denmark, or fourth seed from Taiwan, Chou Tien Chen.
- Bernama
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