KUALA LUMPUR – It will be an all-Malaysian affair in the men’s singles final at the Arctic Open in Vantaa, Finland as Lee Zii Jia and Ng Tze Yong both got through the semi-finals.
In the match at the Energia Arena last night, Zii Jia defeated Denmark’s world No. 10, Anders Antonsen, 21-17 in the first set and was leading 13-8 in the second when the Dane was forced to withdraw due to a leg injury.
The Kedah native will meet Tze Yong, who easily beat the seventh seed from Japan, Kanta Tsuneyama, 21-12, 21-16.
This will be both Zii Jia and Tze Yong’s first appearance in a final this season.
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