PETALING JAYA: National badminton star Lee Zii Jia beat Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie 21-17, 23-21 to clinch the Badminton Asia Championships (BAC) singles title in Manila.
This was confirmed by the Badminton Association of Malaysia in a tweet.
“Zii Jia ends Malaysia’s six-year wait for a men’s singles title at the BAC with his second career win over Christie. Congrats Zii Jia,“ the tweet read.
Former World No 1 Lee Chong Wei was the last Malaysian to win the BAC men’s singles title in 2016.
Meanwhile, in the men’s doubles final, the Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik fell to Indonesia’s Pramudya Kusumawardana-Yermia Rambitan 23-21, 21-10 to claim silver.
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