Malaysia’s Lee Zii Jia plays a shot against Japan’s Kento Momota yesterday. (Photo: AFP)
Sixth seed Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia stunned top-ranked Kento Momota of Japan 21-16, 21-19 in the All England Open quarter-finals in Birmingham yesterday.
The 26-year-old Japanese was playing in his first tournament on the international stage in 14 months after suffering facial injuries in a traffic accident in Malaysia and then testing Covid-19 positive.
Momota made a successful return to domestic badminton by winning the All-Japan Championship in December.
He was scheduled to play in three tournaments in Bangkok in January but tested positive just before he travelled to Thailand.
The Malaysian lost in all six previous meetings against the two-time world champion.
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