Lee Zii JiaASK (Chinese: 李梓嘉; pinyin: Lǐ Zǐjiā; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Chú-ka, born 29 March 1998), often referred to by his initials LZJ, is a Malaysian badminton player. He is a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games, Asian champion and All England champion.[4] Known for his smash, especially his backhand smash, physical agility, speed and reflexes, he is regarded as one of the best players in the men's singles category in the current generation.[5]
Lee Zii Jia was born in Alor Setar, Kedah to Malaysian Chinese parents, Lee Chee Hin and Leow Siet Peng, whom are both school teachers and former basketball internationals.[7] He was first introduced to badminton by his parents at the age of 6. In his earlier years, he studied at Keat Hwa Primary School in Alor Setar, Kedah. Due to his results in the under 12 competition, he was soon drafted into the Bukit Jalil Sports School.[8]
Career
2015
In 2015, he became the junior champion in the Perak and Selangor Badminton Open. These standout performances and wins in the international circuit earned him a place in the Badminton Association of Malaysia.[9]
In October 2018, Lee reached the final of the Chinese Taipei Open by defeating the World No. 4 men's singles player, Chou Tien-chen in the semifinals. He defeated Riichi Takeshita in the final to win his first BWF World Tour title and second international title overall.[11][12] In doing so, he became the second Malaysian other than Lee Chong Wei to win a BWF top flight men's singles title since 2013. Lee then reached the final of the Korea Masters but lost to Son Wan-ho.[13]
He qualified to compete in World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, but lost to the World No. 1 men's singles player and the eventual World Champion, Kento Momota of Japan in the quarter-finals.[17] In November, he was forced to retire in the second round of the China Open, and decided to withdraw as well from the next tournament in Hong Kong, due suffering from food poisoning and fever.[18][19] Lee reached world No. 11 in the BWF World ranking on 12 November. In December, he won the men's singles gold medal at the SEA Games,[20] and also helped the national men's team win the silver medal.[21]
2020: Break into top 10 world ranking
Lee opened the season by participating in Southeast Asian tours in Malaysia, Indonesia, and Thailand Masters, with his best result being a semi-finalist in Malaysia, where he lost to Kento Momota in straight games.[22] In February, he was part of the Malaysia men's team, who won the silver medal at the Asia Team Championships,[23] which he was the national team captain.[24] He won 4 out of 5 matches in the Asia Team Championships, losing the final to Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.[25]
Later in March, due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Europe, the German Open was cancelled. Lee's next tournament was the All England Open, which was also his debut at the tournament because his ranking was previously too low to qualify.[26] He won against Jonatan Christie, who had won in four previous matches.[27] He continued this win streak against Lu Guangzu and the then-Olympic champion Chen Long.[28] In the semi-finals, he lost to Viktor Axelsen. The match lasted for 73 minutes.[29] Further, Lee's performance at the All England Open raised his world ranking to No. 10 on 17 March 2020.[30]
2021: All England Open title, Olympic debut
In March, Lee won his first Super 1000 tournament at the All England Open, defeating the defending champion Viktor Axelsen by a score of 30–29, 20–22, 21–9.[31] In July, in the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, Lee took part in the men's singles and won against Artem Pochtarov with a score of 21–5 and 21–11. In the subsequent match against Brice Leverdez, he won with a score of 21–17 and 21–5. Lee was eliminated in the round of 16, where he was defeated by Chen Long with a score of 21–8, 19–21, and 5–21.[32]
In November, Lee reached the final of Hylo Open, however Lee had to retire due to the injuries he sustained while playing against Singapore's Loh Kean Yew with a score of 21–19, 13–21, 12–17.[33] Lee ended the year at the 2021 World Championships in Huelva, where he retired from his quarterfinal match against eventual bronze medalist Anders Antonsen.
2022: Subsequent ban, Asian champion
In January, there were speculation that Lee intended to leave the Badminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), citing unhappiness with the association's demands and wanting more freedom as a player.[34] He eventually resigned on 19 January 2022.[35] In response, Lee was banned for two years from participating in any international tournaments that required BAM's approval as well as any Badminton World Federation (BWF)–sanctioned tournaments.[36] With fellow players and the general public expressing dissatisfaction on BAM's decision, Lee appealed against the ban on 24 January 2022.[37] The ban was lifted after Lee and BAM met on 25 January 2022, with the terms yet to be revealed.[38]
In May, Lee won his first title of the year, the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships, defeating Indonesia's Jonatan Christie 21–17, 23–21 in straight sets.[39] Lee became the sixth Malaysian men's singles player to win the Asian Championships title. On 22 May 2022, Lee won his first BWF World Tour Super 500 title at the 2022 Thailand Open, defeating China's Li Shifeng with a rubber set score of 17–21, 21–11, 23–21 in 70 minutes.[40]
In June, Lee participated in 3 events: the Indonesia Masters, the Indonesia Open and the Malaysia Open, his home event. At the Indonesia Masters, Lee, the 5th seed, lost to the 4th seeded Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the quarter-finals in 3 games, 21–18, 15–21, 16–21.[41] A week later, Lee lost to Viktor Axelsen, the World No 1 at the Indonesia Open semi-finals, with a score of 21–19, 11–21, 21–23 in 70 minutes.[42] In late June, Lee took part in the Malaysia Open as the 5th seed. He surprisingly lost to Indonesia's Shesar Hiren Rhustavito in the Round of 16 in 3 games, 19–21, 21–19, 16–21 in an hour and six minutes.[43]
Claiming injury, he decided to skip the Commonwealth Games and focus on the upcoming World Championships which would be held in August.[44] As the fifth seed in World Championships, he lost to China's shuttler Zhao Junpeng in the third round in three games, with a match score of 19–21, 21–11, 19–21. The match lasted for an hour and five minutes.[45] A week later, Lee lost to Srikanth Kidambi, the Former World No 1 at the first round of Japan Open, with a score of 20–22, 21–23 in 38 minutes.[46]
In October, Lee defeated former World Champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore, with a score of 21–18, 21–15 in 40 minutes [47] and reached the Denmark Open final before losing to Shi Yuqi from China, with a score of 18–21, 21–16, 12–21 in 64 minutes.[48] A few days later, Lee as 3rd seed in French Open, was surprised with another defeat at the first round, with a score of 18–21, 19–21 to the same opponent, Shesar Hiren Rhustavito from Indonesia that defeated him back in Malaysia Open earlier in June.[49]
Australia Open was Lee's last hope of securing a final spot in the World Tour Finals. However, things did not go his way as one of his hands suffered a minor injury during the third game. He lost to Lu Guangzu from China in 70 minutes with a scoreline of 22–20, 15–21, 16–21, thus ending Lee's hopes to enter the World Tour Finals as Lu claimed the final spot.[50]
In November, Lee decided to part ways with his coach Indra Wijaya, citing that he seeks to try 'something new' by foregoing a coach.[51]
2023: Slump, second Sudirman bronze, road to resurgence
Lee Zii Jia and Ng Tze Yong at the 2023 President's Cup
Lee opened the 2023 season on his home ground, the Malaysia Open, but was defeated in the first round by the Japanese new rising player Kodai Naraoka.[52] The following week, he reached the second round of the India Open, but was defeated by Chinese player Li Shifeng.[53] He competed in the Indonesia Masters but lost in the second round to Hong Kong player Ng Ka Long.[54]
Lee was called up to captain the Malaysian squad for the 2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships. In the round robin stage, he won against Bharath Lateesh of the United Arab Emirates and lost against Prannoy H. S. of India. He won against Lei Lanxi of China in the knockout stage.
He competed in the German Open but lost in the second round to Chinese Taipei player Lee Chia-hao.[56] On 26 April, Lee competed in the 2023 Badminton Asia Championships. He lost to Ng Ka Long in the first round with a score of 19–21, 16–21 in straight sets in 39 minutes and failed to defend his Asian Championships title.[57]
In May, Lee represented Malaysia in the 2023 Sudirman Cup. He gain a 5 win streak against Ricky Tang, Srikanth Kidambi, Chou Tien-chen, Viktor Axelsen who retired in the quarterfinals, and Jeon Hyeok-jin. In the semifinals, Lee won against Korea in the men's single, but the Malaysia team lost to Korea with a 1–3 score and ended the tournament with a bronze medal. On 23 May, Lee announced on social media that he has enlisted Wong Tat Meng, previously the singles' head coach in Hong Kong, as his new coach.[58]
In the home event 2023 Malaysia Masters, Lee defeated Lu Guangzu of China in straight games in the first round but was defeated by Lin Chun-yi of Chinese Taipei in rubber games in the second round.[59][60] In June, Lee competed in the 2023 Singapore Open. He lost in the first round to Chinese player Weng Hongyang with a score of 20–22, 21–16, 19–21 in 64 minutes. Lee also competed in the 2023 Indonesia Open. He again lost in the first round to Indian player Lakshya Sen with a score of 17–21, 13–21 in straight games in only 33 minutes.
In response to his string of early exits in 2023 and dropping out of the top 10, he stated in a BWF interview that he considered taking a break from badminton tournaments.[61][62][63]
In October, Lee joined Malaysia's squad at the 2022 Asian Games. He lost against Jeon Hyeok-jin at the men's team event,[64] in which Malaysia conceded a 1–3 defeat against Korea. Lee fared better at the individual events, where he ended his four-match losing streak against Ng Ka Long and upset world champion Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the second round. His journey ended in the quarter-finals against the eventual bronze medalist, Prannoy H. S..[65]
After 17 months from his last title at the 2022 Thailand Open in May, Lee finally managed to overcome early exits in the 2023 BWF World Tour season and won his first title of the year at the 2023 Arctic Open, defeating fellow Malaysian Ng Tze Yong 21–14, 21–15 in the final.[66] He then entered his second consecutive final at the Denmark Open the following week. He was defeated by Weng Hongyang in straight sets, settling for second-best two years in a row.[67]
2024: Bagging two titles, Olympic Bronze medal
In the home event Malaysia Open, Lee suffered from yet another first round defeat after losing to Lu Guangzu of China with a score of 21–16, 19–21, 15–21.[68] Lee reached the quarter-finals of the India Open where he was defeated by Kodai Naraoka of Japan with a score of 21–13, 9–21, 16–21.[69] Lee again reached the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters where he retired against Brian Yang of Canada due to food poisoning.[70] In another first round defeat, Lee lost to Magnus Johannesen of Denmark with a score of 15–21, 19–21 in the French Open.[71]
Lee proved 2024 to be his breakthrough year after he broke his record of winning only a title in a year by taking the second one in the 2024 Australia Open, defeating Kodai Naraoka of Japan in rubber set of a score of 21–19, 11–21 and 21–18 in final.[81]
The 2024 Summer Olympics saw Lee seeing bronze after winning against India's Lakshya Sen. After losing 13-21 in the first game, Lee overcame a 5-point deficit to win 21-16 in the second game, and 21-11 in the decider to win the bronze medal match.[82][83][84]
The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[88] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[89]
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