Ranked on World No.10 on Men’s Single category, Lee Zii Jia has made all Malaysia proud with his winning in the All England last night. This Kedah born, sealed his victory defeating Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in a splendid 30-29,20-22,21-9.
At the competition that took place at Utilita Arena, Birmingham, Lee Zii Jia put on an energetic performance when he sealed victory in just over an hour.
This victory is considered his sweet revenged as this is not the first time they been in the same game, previously he was crushed by the 2017 world champion in 15-21,4-21. Beating the Danish player in just over an hour, this is something that he must be proud of.
With this triumph, it has ended Malaysia’s three -year wait to see the national player win the All England.
The last time a Malaysia player conquered Birmingham was through national legend, Datuk Lee Chong Wei who won the All England in the 2017 edition.
This winning has rained him with applause and congrats from every Malaysians. Fellow Malaysian stars are not excluded in applauding his triumph.
A huge congrats from former World No.1, Datuk Lee Chong Wei.
And from the squash queen, Datuk Nicole David too!
Every shot counts as YB Syed Saddiq said!
Both our ex Minister of Youth and Sport has spoken!
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Datuk Hishamuddin Hussein said, “This is a very proud moment even it makes us on edge watching the match,”.
But winning the world championship still can satisfy some people who claim that his victory is due to lack of entry from other country. But that does not make him less a hero!
This proud moment does complete without recognition from the Prime Mister. As his post on Facebook, he wrote “To Lee Zii Jia, make this success a catalyst to work harder and become more successful in the future. Your career journey is still a long way to go. Congratulations also to BAM and coaching line for this success.
Well done Lee Zii Jia! You’re the hero and the pride of this country.”
Someone on Twitter pointed out a previous interview of Lee Zii Jia for Tokyo 2021 Olympics on Olympic Channel. In this interview, he said he as pressured when people are comparing him to Datuk Lee Chong Wei to the point people started blaming him when he didn’t win.
Lee Zii Jia might be the next badminton world champion like Lee Chong Wei, but let’s support him to craft his own name.
Have you seen the glory moment of his victory?
2021 @YonexAllEngland men’s singles winner 👏
“Lee Zii Jia, a star is born” 🎙 #YAE2021 pic.twitter.com/b0CJ4MxnOO
— 🏆 Yonex All England Badminton Championships 🏆 (@YonexAllEngland) March 21, 2021
Here’s what this national hero has to say after his intense game.
Reaction from Lee Zii Jia, the 2021 men’s singles champion 🎥 #YAE2021 pic.twitter.com/5XBMBwmunn
— 🏆 Yonex All England Badminton Championships 🏆 (@YonexAllEngland) March 21, 2021
Info via Sinar Harian | NST