Lee Zii Jia

2022 - 3 - 19

Lakshya Sen

Post cover — Image courtesy of "Times of India"

All England Championships: Sensational Lakshya Sen dethrones ... (Times of India)

Badminton News: Lakshya Sen continued his rich vein of form to dethrone Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia 21-13, 12-21, 21-19 in the semifinals of the All England ...

At this stage, Lakshya found a way to get back and sealed the nerve-wracking one hour, 16-minute contest that also included a 67-shot rally. Lee said that he lost the plot at the net. He outplayed me at the net. But once he moved to the other side of the court, he lost momentum and Lee dominated. Lakshya then drew level with Lee at 18-18 with a ferocious crosscourt smash. The umpire had cautioned him against the customary exchanges with the opponent.

All England: Lakshya Sen stuns Lee Zii Jia to reach final; Treesa ... (ESPN)

He will face Viktor Axelsen in the final, 21 years after Pullela Gopichand last made the final and went on to win. Prakash Padukone (1980) and Gopichand (2001) ...

Zii Jia's smashes continued to cause Lakshya problems, but the Indian moved his opponent around the court as they traded points, before a couple of errors saw Zii Jia go into the break with a 11-9 lead. The final change of ends resulted in a flurry of errors from Lakshya as Zii Jia earned a 14-10 lead. Lakshya began the first game unawed by the defending champion, making plenty of recoveries as he forced errors from Zii Jia to earn a 6-4 lead.

Defending champ Zii Jia bows out at All-England semifinal (Free Malaysia Today)

PETALING JAYA: Defending champion Lee Zii Jia failed to make it to the final of the All-England badminton championship in Birmingham, England after he lost ...

Imagine a mirror image, moving at double speed: That's Lee Zii Jia ... (The Indian Express)

The Indian's energies will be consumed in chasing down returns coming at a fast clip, and Sen will need his outrageous defense and the net to come into play ...

Sen will need the composure of the India Open final, but at a 2X gust. He is the uncrowned heir of Lee Chong Wei in Malaysia, and spent the winter negotiating for himself the right to operate out of the Malaysian national training system. He sure will come tactically prepared and had a rest day to prop him up further, but Lee won’t give him time to think. That he can bother Axelsen and has dumped out Momota twice in two years at Birmingham means his frenetic buzz bothers opponents. Lee was in bruising touch, in the two sets he won – first and third. Lee deals in the third gear, the sort of speed that makes you look up ‘fast twitch fibres’ and wonder if it is all that fundamentally cellular.

Zii Jia loses his All England crown (New Straits Times Online)

KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Zii Jia's title defence at the All England came to a premature end yesterday as the Malaysian crashed out in the semi-final in Birmingham.

I had to make sure I didn't give him any easy opening. "Lakshya has been playing really well and I prepared myself to play him as well. "However in the third, I played safe at the net and Zii Jia is one of the best attacking players in the world.

All England Open 2022 Semifinals Highlights, Lakshya Sen vs Lee ... (Hindustan Times)

Lakshya Sen vs Lee Zii Jia, All England Open Badminton Championships 2022 Semifinals Highlights Score: Lakshya Sen defeated Lee Zii Jia 21-13, 12-21, ...

Lakshya sets sights on the title, having already scripted history in Birmingham. Lee Zii Jia, on the other hand, beat Japan's Kento Momota 21-7, 13-21, 21-11 in a closely-fought contest. The strategy worked well and this win will give me lots of confidence," Lee said on his win against Momota. “Lakshya Sen has performed quite well recently and for me, I want to keep it the same way and enjoy the game,” said Lee. The 20-year-old Lakshya from Almora was the brightest spot for Indian badminton last year. Zii Jia dominated Momota for the major part in the quarter-finals and Lakshya will have to put up a resilient show against the Malaysian's attacking approach. Another long rally and Zii Jia challenges it immediately. Good defensive work from Zii Jia but Lakshya has been excellent so far. He's forced Zii Jia to make errors and it's amazing how much the Indian is getting his opponent's shots back. Lakshya has to keep is steady without any pressure and see if his opponent makes some errors in the final game. Lee pushed Lakshya on both corners before getting the point. We will be back for the final of the All England Open Championships. Until then, it's goodbye!