KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 9 (Bernama) -- Malaysia's professional men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia stunned second seed Christo Popov 21-11, 21-16 to storm into the 2026 Arctic Open semi-finals in Vantaa, Finland, today.
Zii Jia took 38 minutes to brush aside the world No. 2 Frenchman in the quarter-finals of the Super 500 tournament at Energia Areena.
The win extended world No. 56 Zii Jia's unbeaten record against Popov to three matches since they first met in the 2022 German Open.
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games bronze medallist will next face either China’s Hu Zhe An or Denmark's fourth-seeded Anders Antonsen.
The 2026 Arctic Open offers a total prize money of US$500,000 (about RM2.04 million) and runs until Sunday (Oct 11).
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