The second-seeded shuttler defeated sixth seed Srikanth Kidambi of India in the last four to set up a final showdown against the unseeded Loh Kean Yew of Singapore later today.
However, it was not an easy ride for Zii Jia as Srikanth showed his resilience in the first game before the Kedahan recorded a slim 21-19 victory.
In the second game, Zii Jia once again survived a scare as the world No 8 fought back from a 9-15 deficit to catch Srikanth and eventually got lucky to advance to the final after he won 22-20.
This will be Zii Jia’s first final after he defeated world No 2 Viktor Axelsen of Denmark 30-29, 20-22, 21-9 en route to winning the All England in Birmingham, England, last March.
In the meantime, the world No 40 Kean Yew continued his fine run in Germany as he defeated Srikanth’s compatriot Lakshya Sen 21-18, 21-12 in the other semis.
The 22-year-old Zii Jia will seek to avenge his shock early exit at the hands of Kean Yew as the latter pulled off a sensational 24-22, 21-14 win in the first round of the French Open last month.
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