BWF Malaysia Open 2023: How to watch home hero Lee Zii Jia in badminton action live
Olympic Channel will be streaming the Malaysian badminton star's games. He's the second seed in the men's draw for the Super 1000 event in Kuala Lumpur which begins the 2023 season and runs from 10–15 January.
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Home hero Lee Zii Jia gets his 2023 badminton season underway this week in front of his Malaysian fans as the Malaysia Open, the year's first Super 1000 event, takes place from 10–15 January.
Lee is the second seed in the men's singles draw as he looks to get the new season off to the best possible start, having sufferd the ignominy of missing last season's World Tour Finals.
It will be Lee's first World Tour competition since parting ways with coach Indra Wijaya in November.
Zii Jia has recently spoken of his desire to solidify his world number two ranking, but faces a tricky start to the season after being drawn against Japan's Naraoka Kodai in the opening round.
A potential second-round clash against national team-mate Ng Tze Yong awaits, with India's Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy possibly lying in wait in the third round.
The finals in men's, women's, and doubles disciplines take place on Sunday 15 January.
Olympic and world champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark is the top seed in the opposite half of the draw to Zii Jia.
Malaysia Open 2023: How to watch
The Malaysia Open will be livestreamed on Olympic Channel via Olympics.com in certain territories. It will also be shown globally, with broadcast partners in each region.
Fans in Malaysia can watch Lee Zii Jia live on Astro's subscription channels.
And if you are unable to find a screen to watch the matches, look out for Olympics.com's reports on the results and best of the action from the event.