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Hylo Open 2021: Lee Zii Jia through to final in Germany

Malaysia's **[badminton](https://olympics.com/en/sports/badminton/)** star **[Lee Zii Jia](https://olympics.com/en/athletes/lee-zii-jia)** has pulled off his second escape act in two days to book his spot in the men's singles final at the **[Hylo Open](https://bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com/tournament/3979/hylo-open-2021-formerly-saarlorlux-open/results/2021-11-04)** on Saturday (November 6).

After mounting a stunning comeback and winning seven consecutive points, the 23-year-old defeated India's **Srikanth Kidambi** in their semi-final showdown 21-19, 22-20.

Tomorrow the world number eight will face childhood rival **Loh Kean Yew** from Singapore in his first Super 500 final.

The tournament has been a challenging journey for the **Tokyo 2020 Olympian** who won 11 consecutive points to eventually claim the the win in his quarter-final against Thailand's **Kantaphon Wangcharoen** yesterday.

You can follow Lee Zii Jia on the official Hylo Open website **<a href="https://bwfworldtour.bwfbadminton.com/" target="_blank">here</a>**.

How do you replace a talent like Lee Chong Wei? That's the question Malaysia and its sports fans were facing when the badminton legend announced his retirement following a cancer battle. The task to find the next big thing fell to another former world number 1 from the Asian nation, Wong Choong Hann. As the country's coaching director, Wong is excited about the future prospects of 22-year-old Lee Zii Jia, telling Olympic Channel that the world junior medallist is perfectly placed to have "breakthrough after breakthrough". Find out more about the player's qualities, and what's needed for Lee Zii Jia's name to be written in Olympic history at the Games in Tokyo.

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Comeback king Lee Zii Jia through to final at Hylo Open 2021

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Lee Zii Jia celebrates victory

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Comeback king Lee Zii Jia through to final at Hylo Open 2021

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