Malaysia Masters: Zii Jia extends to six-match winning streak

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Malaysia's number one men’s singles shuttler Lee Zii Jia who captured the Thailand Open on Sunday (May 19) continued his good run with a 19-21, 21-11, 21-14 win over China's 2022 World Championships bronze medallist Zhao Junpeng at the Malaysia Masters on Wednesday (May 22) night.   Read more at https://shorturl.at/xH70M  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 [CROWD CHANTING]

00:07 Yeah, I'm still happy to manage to win the game today.

00:10 I lost in the first set.

00:11 And again, it's a tough opponent.

00:14 He beat me before.

00:15 Yeah, in the past, we've seen--

00:17 I mean, you have also mentioned this in interviews.

00:20 Sometimes when you're really, really pushing yourself

00:23 in the first game, and then when you don't get that win,

00:27 it throws you off in the second game.

00:28 But today, you managed to come back after that first game.

00:31 So what did you tell yourself?

00:34 Like I said, just now, I think the confidence

00:36 that I found in Thailand kind of helps

00:40 me to manage the disappointment in the first set.

00:45 So I think, yeah, like I said, I'm

00:49 happy that I can manage the pressure today

00:53 and take down the game today.

00:55 I'm trying to solve this kind of problem.

00:57 So I mean, as a professional, we have a problem.

01:02 So this is one of my problems that I

01:06 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

01:08 Like I said, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

01:14 So like I said, it's a test.

01:17 It's one of the tests before I go into the preparation

01:20 for Olympics.

01:20 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

01:22 [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

01:30 I mean, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

01:34 I mean, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

01:41 Like I said, [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

01:43 I will manage, cool down myself, and play my best performance

01:47 again today in the second set and third set.

01:49 So I mean, it's something positive.

01:52 I don't know tomorrow [NON-ENGLISH SPEECH]

02:00 CJ, can you share about your improvements

02:02 since the Thailand Open to now?

02:04 Your thoughts on your own?

02:08 Well, like I said, this is a test for me.

02:11 And I mean, from what I did in Thailand Open,

02:15 I mean, it's a good start.

02:16 And I just hope that I can bring all the positive things

02:21 to the next one, which is this tournament.

02:23 So yeah, like I said, it's a challenge for me.

02:26 Let's see how I manage.

02:29 [APPLAUSE]

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