Lee Zii Jia through to Arctic Open quarters — but Popov test awaits
Lee Zii Jia advanced to the Arctic Open quarter-finals with a straight-games victory over Taiwan’s Su Li Yang. — Bernama file pic
First Published: Thursday, 08 Oct 2026 6:57 PM MYT
Last Modified: Thursday, 08 Oct 2026 7:06 PM MYT
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 8 — Professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia made it to the last eight of the Arctic Open 2026 in Vantaa, Finland today.
The world No. 56 and 2023 champion needed 46-minutes to dispatch Su Li Yang of Taiwan 21-17, 21-12 during the second round of the Super 500 tournament held in Energia Arena.
However, a tricky task lies ahead for the unseeded Zii Jia tomorrow as he will take on second seed from France, Christo Popov.
Popov had earlier brushed aside the challenge from Tharun Mannepalli of India 21-14, 21-19.
In the meantime, it was the end of the road for national mixed doubles pair Jimmy Wong-Cheng Su Yin who let slip the first set win 21-19 before falling to Akira Koga-Natsu Saito of Japan 7-21, 11-21. — Bernama
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