KUALA LUMPUR: Lee Zii Jia got his Thailand Open campaign off to a winning start today.
The World No. 10, who won the Thailand Open in 2022, avoided a first round banana skin when he edged China's Lei Lan Xi 21-17, 23-21 at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok.
The former All England champion will face Jeon Hyeok Jin next for a place in the quarter-finals.
The South Korean defeated Denmark's Magnus Johannesen 21-9, 21-16.
In the women's singles, Malaysia's K. Letshanaa fell in the opening round 21-12, 21-10 to world No. 16 Supanida Katethong of Thailand.
