Lee Steps Up On Home Turf – Malaysia Masters: Day 4
Lee Zii Jia made it a memorable day for home fans at the PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2020 with an exciting three-game quarterfinal victory over seventh seed Shi Yu Qi today.
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The local hope came good in a climactic ending, edging Shi 12-21 21-16 21-19 to make his first semifinal at a top-tier event on home soil.
It was level pegging until 18-all in the third, but a rasping backhand from Lee caught Shi by surprise. The Chinese saved one match point but on the second, Lee stuck his racket out in a reflex reaction, and Shi could only send the shuttle weakly back into the net.
Lee next faces top seed Kento Momota, who overcame Huang Yu Xiang 21-13 19-21 21-9.