
His victory at the Nimibutr Stadium saw the sixth-seeded world No 10 easily take down Angus 21-11 in the first game.
Zii Jia stormed through the second game, winning 21-10 in 34 minutes as Angus apparently lost momentum, Sinar Harian reported.
It was Zii Jia’s first tournament win for 2024 and second Thailand Open win after the 2022 edition title.
The last time he won an international title was at the Arctic Open in Finland on Oct 15 last year, where he beat fellow Malaysian and world No 19 Ng Tze Yong 21-14, 21-15.
Bernama reported that earlier, top seeds French Open champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty of India claimed their second title of the year when they took 45 minutes to overcome unseeded Chen Bo Yang-Liu Yi of China 21-15, 21-15 in the men’s doubles final.
Home favourite Supanida Katethong clinched her first world tour title of the year when she upset top seed Han Yue of China 21-16, 25-23 in the women’s singles final after a 56-minute battle.
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