PETALING JAYA: From a greenhorn to a leader, Lee Zii Jia’s role has changed drastically over the last two years in his Thomas Cup Finals campaign.
The 22-year-old played as the second singles when the team was led by Lee Chong Wei in Bangkok 2018 but in the upcoming Finals in Aarhus, Denmark, from Oct 3-11, he will play in the first singles.“I’m grateful and thankful to BAM because they’ve made me who I am today,” said the 2019 SEA Games champion.He added that he has learnt a lot from his mentor, Chong Wei.
“He has been my idol from my juniors day. All the juniors then wanted to be like him,” said Zii Jia, who was thrilled to play alongside Chong Wei at the last final.Chong Wei has since retired and Zii Jia is excited to lead a young team to Denmark.“We’ll just prepare and perform to the best of our ability. We might cause a few upsets ... nothing is impossible.”
Zii Jia should know as a relatively young team did the unthinkable during the Thomas Cup qualifying tournament in Manila in February when they upset Japan en route to the final before going down fighting to Indonesia.Article type: free
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