
“What a win!” said the Badminton Association of Malaysia in a tweet.
“Zii Jia ends Malaysia’s six-year wait for a men’s singles title at the BAC with his second career win over Christie. Congrats Zii Jia.”
Former World No 1 Lee Chong Wei was the last Malaysian to win the BAC men’s singles title in 2016.
This year’s edition saw World No 7 Zii Jia defeat China’s Weng Hong Yang 21-11, 21-19 yesterday to book his place in today’s final against World No 8 Jonatan.
Meanwhile, in the men’s doubles final, the Malaysian pair of Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik fell to Indonesia’s Pramudya Kusumawardana-Yermia Rambitan 23-21, 21-10 to claim silver.
The Malaysian duo booked their berth in the championship match after defeating compatriots Goh Sze Fei-Nur Izzuddin Rumsani 21-13-21-15.
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