Lee Zii Jia turns to Hylo Open after family dispute settlement
Lee Zii Jia opens his Hylo Open campaign against Jason Teh in Germany on Tuesday, after reaching an amicable resolution with his family on Oct 20 over a financial and management dispute involving his management firm.
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Lee Zii Jia will return to competition at the Hylo Open in Saarbrucken, Germany, which begins on Tuesday, Oct 27, after reaching an amicable resolution with his family over a financial and management dispute involving his management firm. The world No. 42 opens against Singapore’s Jason Teh as he looks to build on a semi-final appearance at the Arctic Open earlier this month.
Zii Jia and his family reached an amicable resolution at the High Court on Oct 20. The dispute involved his management firm, and the former All England champion now turns his attention to the draw.
Zii Jia’s route through the draw
A first-round win over Teh could put Zii Jia against Japan’s fifth seed Kodai Naraoka in the second round. Indonesia’s fourth seed Jonatan Christie is a potential quarter-final opponent, although Zii Jia must first get past his opening match to keep that possibility alive.
His Arctic Open run in Finland gives him a recent semi-final result to build on.
Other Malaysian opening matches
Cheam June Wei, ranked world No. 58, begins against India’s Kiran George. Whoever wins that match will face either Finland’s Joakim Oldorff or India’s seventh seed Lakshya Sen in the next round.
In men’s doubles, Arctic Open champions Aaron Tai and Yap Roy King meet Germany’s Malik Bourakkadi and Kenneth Neumann in the first round. Fellow Malaysians Chia Weijie and Teo Ee Yi have a meeting with England’s second seeds Ben Lane and Sean Vendy.
Women’s doubles pair Ong Xin Yee and Carmen Ting, ranked world No. 27, open against England’s Abbygael Harris and Estelle van Leeuwen.
What comes next
Mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron and Lai Pei Jing also head into the Hylo Open after reaching the Denmark Open semi-finals and finishing runners-up at the French Open. They will be looking to maintain that form in Germany.
For Zii Jia, the immediate task is Teh. The possible meetings with Naraoka and Christie depend on results, while June Wei and the Malaysian doubles pairs also have their opening matches ahead as the tournament gets under way.
Source: NST 羽球. This article was compiled by the iBET.news newsroom from the source report and other public information.
