Lee Zii Jia, the 2024 Olympic bronze medalist, faced an early exit at the BWF Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2024, held at Yokohama Arena.
Lee Zii Jia was defeated in the round of 32 after a 41-minute match, losing in straight sets 18-21, 13-21 to Alex Lanier, who is ranked 29th in the world.
Results of other players of BWF Daihatsu Yonex Japan Open 2024 Day 1
Women’s Single (Round of 32)
Wang Zhi Yi(3)(CHN) win Goh Jin Wei(MAS) 2-0(21-18, 21-10)
Men’s Doubles (Round of 32)
Goh Sze Fei-Izzuddin Rumsani(8)(MAS) win Kazuki Shibata-Naoki Yamada(JPN) 2-0(21-13, 21-13)
Liu Kuang Heng-Yang Po Han(TPE) win Low Hang Yee-Ng Eng Cheong(MAS) 2-0(21-13, 21-17)
Choong Hon Jian-Haikal Nazri(MAS) win Bjarne Geiss-Jan Colin Voelker(GER) 2-1(12-21, 21-11, 21-16)
Mixed’s Doubles (Round of 32)
Tan Kian Meng-Lai Pei Jing(MAS) win Chiu Hsiang Chieh-Lin Jhih Yun(TPE) 2-1(18-21, 21-17, 21-19)
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