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Lee Zii Jia

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Malaysian badminton player (born 1998)
In thisChinese name, thefamily name isLee(李).

Lee Zii Jia
李梓嘉
Lee in 2023
Personal information
Born (1998-03-29)29 March 1998 (age 27)
Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia[1]
Years active2016–present
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Sport
CountryMalaysia
SportBadminton
HandednessRight[1]
Coached byLiew Daren[3]
Men's singles
Career record318 wins, 153 losses
Highest ranking2 (25 October 2022)
Current ranking79 (27 January 2026)
BWF profile

Lee Zii JiaASK (Chinese:李梓嘉;pinyin:Lǐ Zǐjiā;Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Lí Chú-ka, born 29 March 1998) is a Malaysianbadminton player. He is a bronze medalist at theOlympic Games,Asian champion andAll England champion.[4] He is best known for his smash, especially his backhand smash, physical agility, speed and reflexes in men's singles.[5]

He was the men's singles gold medalist at the2019 SEA Games and won his first BWF Super 1000 title at the2021 All England Open.[6] He was also the men's singles gold medalist at the2022 Badminton Asia Championships. He won a bronze medal in themen's singles event at the2024 Summer Olympics, becoming the third Malaysian men's singles player to win a medal at the Olympic Games afterRashid Sidek andLee Chong Wei.


Early life

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Lee was born inAlor Setar, Kedah toMalaysian Chinese parents, Lee Chee Hin and Leow Siet Peng, whom are both school teachers and former basketball internationals.[7] He was first introduced to badminton by his parents at the age of 6. In his earlier years, he studied atKeat Hwa Primary School in Alor Setar, Kedah. Due to his results in the under 12 competition, he was soon drafted into theBukit Jalil Sports School.[8]

Career

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2015

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In 2015, he became the junior champion in the Perak and Selangor Badminton Open. These standout performances and wins in the international circuit earned him a place in theBadminton Association of Malaysia.[9]

2016

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In November 2016, Lee won a bronze medal in theWorld Junior Championships after losing toChico Aura Dwi Wardoyo in the semifinals. In the same month, he advanced to the final of India International Series but was defeated byLakshya Sen.[9]

2017

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In February 2017, Lee reached the semifinals of theThailand Masters, where he lost toKantaphon Wangcharoen. In September 2017, he won his first senior title at thePolish International Series, againstSoong Joo Ven in the final. In November 2017, Lee reached the semifinals of theBitburger Open.[10]

2018

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In October 2018, Lee reached the final of theChinese Taipei Open by defeating the World No. 4 men's singles player,Chou Tien-chen in the semifinals. He defeatedRiichi Takeshita in the final to win his firstBWF World Tour title and second international title overall.[11][12] In doing so, he became the second Malaysian other thanLee Chong Wei to win a BWF top flight men's singles title since 2013. Lee then reached the final of theKorea Masters but lost toSon Wan-ho.[13]

2019

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Lee started the 2019 season by competing in theThailand Masters. He lost in the quarter-finals toBrice Leverdez of France in straight games. In the next tournaments, he also finished in the quarter-finals inMalaysia Masters,[14]Indonesia Masters, andGerman Open.[15] He later lost in the early stage ofSwiss,Malaysia, andSingapore Open's. In August, Lee finally managed to make it into the semi-finals in theThailand Open, where he lost toChou Tien-chen of Taiwan. This was nonetheless an improvement to his being a quarter finalist inNew Zealand andIndonesia Open's.[15][16]

He qualified to compete in2019 World Championships in Basel, Switzerland, but lost to the World No. 1 men's singles player and the eventual World Champion,Kento Momota of Japan in the quarter-finals.[17] In November, he was forced to retire in the second round of theChina Open, and decided to withdraw as well from the next tournament inHong Kong, due suffering from food poisoning and fever.[18][19] Lee reached world No. 11 in the BWF World ranking on 12 November. In December, he won the men's singles gold medal at theSEA Games,[20] and also helped the national men's team win the silver medal.[21]

2020: Entering the Top 10 world rankings

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Lee opened the season by participating in Southeast Asian tours inMalaysia,Indonesia, andThailand Masters, with his best result being a semi-finalist in Malaysia, where he lost toKento Momota in straight games.[22] In February, he was part of the Malaysia men's team, who won the silver medal at theAsia Team Championships,[23] which he was the national team captain.[24] He won 4 out of 5 matches in the Asia Team Championships, losing the final toAnthony Sinisuka Ginting.[25]

Later in March, due to the outbreak ofCOVID-19 in Europe, theGerman Open was cancelled. Lee's next tournament was theAll England Open, which was also his debut at the tournament because his ranking was previously too low to qualify.[26] He won againstJonatan Christie, who had won in four previous matches.[27] He continued this win streak againstLu Guangzu and the then-Olympic championChen Long.[28] In the semi-finals, he lost toViktor Axelsen. The match lasted for 73 minutes.[29] Further, Lee's performance at the All England Open raised his world ranking to No. 10 on 17 March 2020.[30]

2021: All England Open title, Olympic debut

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In March, Lee won his first Super 1000 tournament at theAll England Open, defeating the defending championViktor Axelsen by a score of 30–29, 20–22, 21–9.[31] In July, in the2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics, Lee took part in the men's singles and won againstArtem Pochtarov with a score of 21–5 and 21–11. In the subsequent match againstBrice Leverdez, he won with a score of 21–17 and 21–5. Lee was eliminated in the round of 16, where he was defeated byChen Long with a score of 21–8, 19–21, and 5–21.[32]

In November, Lee reached the final ofHylo Open, however Lee had to retire due to the injuries he sustained while playing against Singapore'sLoh Kean Yew with a score of 21–19, 13–21, 12–17.[33] Lee ended the year at the2021 World Championships in Huelva, where he retired from his quarterfinal match against eventual bronze medalist,Anders Antonsen.

2022: Subsequent ban, Asian champion

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In January, there were speculation that Lee intended to leave theBadminton Association of Malaysia (BAM), citing unhappiness with the association's demands and wanting more freedom as a player.[34] He eventually resigned on 19 January 2022.[35] In response, Lee was banned for two years from participating in any international tournaments that required BAM's approval as well as anyBadminton World Federation (BWF)–sanctioned tournaments.[36] With fellow players and the general public expressing dissatisfaction on BAM's decision, Lee appealed against the ban on 24 January 2022.[37] The ban was lifted after Lee and BAM met on 25 January 2022, with the terms yet to be revealed.[38]

In May, Lee won his first title of the year, the2022 Badminton Asia Championships, defeating Indonesia'sJonatan Christie 21–17, 23–21 in straight sets.[39] Lee became the sixth Malaysian men's singles player to win the Asian Championships title. On 22 May 2022, Lee won his firstBWF World Tour Super 500 title at the2022 Thailand Open, defeating China'sLi Shifeng with a rubber set score of 17–21, 21–11, 23–21 in 70 minutes.[40]

In June, Lee participated in 3 events: theIndonesia Masters, theIndonesia Open and theMalaysia Open, his home event. At the Indonesia Masters, Lee, the 5th seed, lost to the 4th seededAnthony Sinisuka Ginting in the quarter-finals in three games, 21–18, 15–21, 16–21.[41] A week later, Lee lost toViktor Axelsen, the World No. 1 at the Indonesia Open semi-finals, with a score of 21–19, 11–21, 21–23 in 70 minutes.[42] In late June, Lee took part in the Malaysia Open as the 5th seed. He surprisingly lost to Indonesia'sShesar Hiren Rhustavito in the Round of 16 in three games, 19–21, 21–19, 16–21 in an hour and six minutes.[43]

Claiming injury, he decided to skip theCommonwealth Games and focus on the upcoming World Championships which would be held in August.[44] As the fifth seed in2022 World Championships, he lost to China's shuttlerZhao Junpeng in the third round in three games, with a match score of 19–21, 21–11, 19–21. The match lasted for an hour and five minutes.[45] A week later, Lee lost toSrikanth Kidambi, the former World No. 1 at the first round ofJapan Open, with a score of 20–22, 21–23 in 38 minutes.[46]

In October, Lee defeated former World ChampionLoh Kean Yew of Singapore, with a score of 21–18, 21–15 in 40 minutes[47] and reached theDenmark Open final before losing toShi Yuqi from China, with a score of 18–21, 21–16, 12–21 in 64 minutes.[48] A few days later, Lee as 3rd seed inFrench Open, was surprised with another defeat at the first round, with a score of 18–21, 19–21 to the same opponent,Shesar Hiren Rhustavito from Indonesia that defeated him back in Malaysia Open earlier in June.[49]

Australia Open was Lee's last hope of securing a final spot in the World Tour Finals. However, things did not go his way as one of his hands suffered a minor injury during the third game. He lost toLu Guangzu from China in 70 minutes with a scoreline of 22–20, 15–21, 16–21, thus ending Lee's hopes to enter the World Tour Finals as Lu claimed the final spot.[50]

In November, Lee decided to part ways with his coachIndra Wijaya, citing that he seeks to try 'something new' by foregoing a coach.[51]

2023: Slump, second Sudirman bronze

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Lee Zii Jia andNg Tze Yong at the 2023 President's Cup

Lee opened the 2023 season on his home ground, theMalaysia Open, but was defeated in the first round by the Japanese new rising playerKodai Naraoka.[52] The following week, he reached the second round of theIndia Open, but was defeated by Chinese playerLi Shifeng.[53] He competed in theIndonesia Masters but lost in the second round to Hong Kong playerNg Ka Long.[54]

Lee was called up to captain the Malaysian squad for the2023 Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships. In the round robin stage, he won against Bharath Lateesh of the United Arab Emirates and lost againstPrannoy H. S. of India. He won againstLei Lanxi of China in the knockout stage.

Lee was featured on digital billboard inTimes Square,New York as part of badminton brand,Victor's 55th anniversary on 9 March. Apart from Lee, other international badminton players such asTai Tzu-ying,Anders Antonsen,Apriyani Rahayu,Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti,Hendra Setiawan andMohammad Ahsan, were also on display. This makes Lee the first Malaysian badminton player to be featured on a Times Square billboard.[55]

He competed in theGerman Open but lost in the second round to Chinese Taipei playerLee Chia-hao.[56] On 26 April, Lee competed in the2023 Badminton Asia Championships. He lost to Ng Ka Long in the first round with a score of 19–21, 16–21 in straight sets in 39 minutes and failed to defend his Asian Championships title.[57]

In May, Lee represented Malaysia in the2023 Sudirman Cup. He gain a 5 win streak against Ricky Tang,Srikanth Kidambi,Chou Tien-chen,Viktor Axelsen who retired in the quarterfinals, andJeon Hyeok-jin. In the semifinals, Lee won against Korea in the men's single, but the Malaysia team lost to Korea with a 1–3 score and ended the tournament with a bronze medal. On 23 May, Lee announced on social media that he has enlisted Wong Tat Meng, previously the singles' head coach in Hong Kong, as his new coach.[58]

In the home event2023 Malaysia Masters, Lee defeatedLu Guangzu of China in straight games in the first round but was defeated byLin Chun-yi of Chinese Taipei in rubber games in the second round.[59][60] In June, Lee competed in the2023 Singapore Open. He lost in the first round to Chinese playerWeng Hongyang with a score of 20–22, 21–16, 19–21 in 64 minutes. Lee also competed in the2023 Indonesia Open. He again lost in the first round to Indian playerLakshya Sen with a score of 17–21, 13–21 in straight games in only 33 minutes.

In response to his string of early exits in 2023 and dropping out of the top 10, he stated in a BWF interview that he considered taking a break from badminton tournaments.[61][62][63]

In October, Lee joined Malaysia's squad at the2022 Asian Games. He lost againstJeon Hyeok-jin at the men's team event,[64] in which Malaysia conceded a 1–3 defeat against Korea. Lee fared better at theindividual events, where he ended his four-match losing streak against Ng Ka Long and upset world championKunlavut Vitidsarn in the second round. His journey ended in the quarter-finals against the eventual bronze medalist,Prannoy H. S.[65]

After 17 months from his last title at the2022 Thailand Open in May, Lee finally managed to overcome early exits in the 2023 BWF World Tour season and won his first title of the year at the2023 Arctic Open, defeating fellow MalaysianNg Tze Yong 21–14, 21–15 in the final.[66] He then entered his second consecutive final at theDenmark Open the following week. He was defeated by Weng Hongyang in straight sets, settling for second-best two years in a row.[67]

2024: Winning two titles and an Olympic bronze medal

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In the home eventMalaysia Open, Lee suffered from yet another first round defeat after losing to Lu Guangzu of China with a score of 21–16, 19–21, 15–21.[68] Lee reached the quarter-finals of theIndia Open where he was defeated by Kodai Naraoka of Japan with a score of 21–13, 9–21, 16–21.[69] Lee again reached the quarter-finals of theIndonesia Masters where he retired againstBrian Yang ofCanada due tofood poisoning.[70] In another first round defeat, Lee lost toMagnus Johannesen ofDenmark with a score of 15–21, 19–21 in theFrench Open.[71]

In the2024 All England Open, Lee as a former champion in 2021 did not regain the title after he only reached the quarter-finals where he narrowly lost toLakshya Sen of India with a score of 22–20, 16–21, 19–21.[72] In the2024 Swiss Open, Lee as top seed of the tournament crashed out in the second round toSrikanth Kidambi 16–21,15-21 after a foot injury.[73] In the2024 Badminton Asia Championships, Lee was defeated byJonatan Christie in the quarter-finals 21–11, 21–6.[74]

Lee was crowned as champion at the2024 Thailand Open after beatingNg Ka Long in the final 21–11, 21–10.[75][76] In the2024 Malaysia Masters, Lee went into his second final in a row but lost to top seed of the tournamentViktor Axelsen 6-21, 22–20, 13-21 due to a foot injury he sustained during the quarter-final againstAnders Antonsen.[77][78]

Lee conceded a walkover in the first round of the2024 Singapore Open toAnthony Sinisuka Ginting from an injury he sustained from the2024 Malaysia Masters.[79] In the2024 Indonesia Open, Lee was eliminated in the quarter-finals after losing toKunlavut Vitidsarn of Thailand with a score of 16–21, 17–21.[80]

Lee proved 2024 to be his breakthrough year after he broke his record of winning only a title in a year by taking the second one in the2024 Australia Open, defeatingKodai Naraoka of Japan in rubber set of a score of 21–19, 11–21 and 21–18 in final.[81]

At the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics, Lee took bronze after winning against India'sLakshya Sen. After losing 13-21 in the first game, Lee overcame a 5-point deficit to win 21-16 in the second game, and 21-11 in the decider to win the bronze medal match.[82][83][84]

2025: Injury, return and early exits

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In the2025 World Championships, Lee returned to tournament after a long break due to right ankle ligament injury that he sustained during the 2024 World Tour Finals, but had to exit at the first round after losing toJeon Hyeok-jin of Korea.

Lee later competed at theHong Kong Open, he was again defeated at the first round.

In theChina Masters, Lee was forced to retire again after injuring at the first round.

Awards and recognition

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Awards

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YearAwardCategoryResult
2024The BrandLaureate AwardsICON Sports AwardWon[85]
Anugerah Sukan NegaraNational Sportsman of the YearNominated[86]

Order

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Achievements

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Olympic Games

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Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2024Porte de La Chapelle Arena,Paris, FranceIndiaLakshya Sen13–21, 21–16, 21–11Bronze[88]

Asian Championships

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Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2022Muntinlupa Sports Complex,Metro Manila, PhilippinesIndonesiaJonatan Christie21–17, 23–21GoldGold[39]

SEA Games

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Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResultRef
2019Muntinlupa Sports Complex,Metro Manila, PhilippinesSingaporeLoh Kean Yew21–18, 21–18GoldGold[20]

BWF World Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2016Bilbao Arena,Bilbao, SpainIndonesiaChico Aura Dwi Wardoyo19–21, 18–21BronzeBronze

BWF World Tour (6 titles, 5 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[89] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by theBadminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.[90]

Men's singles

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResultRef
2018Chinese Taipei OpenSuper 300JapanRiichi Takeshita21–17, 16–21, 21–111st place, gold medalist(s)Winner[11]
2018Korea MastersSuper 300South KoreaSon Wan-ho16–21, 11–212nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up[13]
2021All England OpenSuper 1000DenmarkViktor Axelsen30–29, 20–22, 21–91st place, gold medalist(s)Winner[31]
2021Hylo OpenSuper 500SingaporeLoh Kean Yew21–19, 13–21, 12–17r2nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up[33]
2022Thailand OpenSuper 500ChinaLi Shifeng17–21, 21–11, 23–211st place, gold medalist(s)Winner[40]
2022Denmark OpenSuper 750ChinaShi Yuqi18–21, 21–16, 12–212nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up[48]
2023Arctic OpenSuper 500MalaysiaNg Tze Yong21–14, 21–151st place, gold medalist(s)Winner[66]
2023Denmark OpenSuper 750ChinaWeng Hongyang12–21, 6–212nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up[67]
2024Thailand OpenSuper 500Hong KongNg Ka Long21–11, 21–101st place, gold medalist(s)Winner[75]
2024Malaysia MastersSuper 500Denmark Viktor Axelsen6–21, 22–20, 13–212nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2024Australian OpenSuper 500JapanKodai Naraoka21–19, 11–21, 21–181st place, gold medalist(s)Winner

BWF International Challenge/Series (1 title, 1 runner-up)

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Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2016India International SeriesIndiaLakshya Sen13–11, 3–11, 6–11, 6–112nd place, silver medalist(s)Runner-up
2017Polish International SeriesMalaysiaSoong Joo Ven21–17, 21–161st place, gold medalist(s)Winner
 BWF International Challenge tournament
 BWF International Series tournament

Performance timeline

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Key
WFSFQF#RRRQ#AGSBNHN/ADNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

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  • Junior level
Team events201420152016
Asian Junior ChampionshipsQFQFQF
World Junior Championships6th5thS
  • Senior level
Team events201720182019202020212022202320242025Ref
SEA GamesSNHSNHANHANH[21]
Asia Team ChampionshipsNHBNHSNHGNHS[25]
Asian GamesNH1RNH1RNH
Thomas CupNHQFNHQFNHQFNHB
Sudirman CupQFNHQFNHBNHBNHA

Individual competitions

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  • Junior level
Events201420152016
Asian Junior Championships2R3RQF
World Junior Championships2R2RB
  • Senior level
Events201720182019202020212022202320242025Ref
SEA Games2RNHGNHANHANHA[20]
Asian ChampionshipsANHG1RQFA[39]
Asian GamesNH3RNHQFNH
World ChampionshipsAQFNHQF3R3RNH1R[17][45]
Olympic GamesNH2RNHBNH[32][88]
TournamentSS /GPBWF World TourBestRef
2017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Malaysia OpenA1RNH2R1R1Rw/d1R2R ('22)[43][52]
India OpenA1RANHA2RQFA1RQF ('24)[53]
Indonesia MastersNHAQF1R1RQF2RQFA2RQF ('19, '22, '24)[41][54]
Thailand MastersSFAQF2RNHAQFSF ('17)
German OpenAQFNHSF2RASF' ('22)[56]
Orléans Masters2RANHAQFQF ('25)
All England OpenASFWSFSFQF1RW ('21)[29][31]
Swiss OpenA1R1RNHSFASF2Rw/dSF ('21, '23)[91]
Chinese Taipei OpenSFW2RNHAW ('18)[11]
Thailand OpenA2RSFQFNHWAWAW ('22, '24)[40][75]
1R
Malaysia Masters1R2RQFSFNHA2RFAF ('24)[14][22]
Singapore OpenA1R2RNHA1Rw/dA2R ('19)[61]
Indonesia OpenAQFNH1RSF1RQFASF ('22)[42][62]
Japan OpenA1RNH1R1R1RA1R ('19, '22, '23, '24)[46]
China OpenA1RNH1R1RA1R ('19, '23, '24)[18]
Hong Kong OpenANH2RA1R2R ('23)
China MastersA2RNHQF1R1RQF ('23)
Korea OpenAQFNHA1RAQF ('19)
Arctic OpenN/ANHWQFAW ('23)[66]
Denmark OpenA1RAQFFFw/dAF ('22, '23)[48][67]
French OpenA1RNH1R1R2R1RA2R ('23)[49]
Hylo OpenSFAFw/dAF ('21)[10][33]
Korea MastersAFANHAF ('18)[13]
Japan MastersNH1RQFAQF ('24)
Australian OpenA1RNH2RSFWAW ('24)[50]
BWF Superseries /Tour FinalsDNQRRSFDNQw/dDNQSF ('21)
New Zealand Open2RAQFNHQF ('19)
Year-end ranking42421410721161442
Tournament2017201820192020202120222023202420252026BestRef

Record against selected opponents

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Record against selected opponents. Accurate as of 25 August 2025.[92]

PlayerMatchesWinLostDiff.
ChinaChen Long523–1
ChinaShi Yuqi615–4
ChinaLi Shifeng624–2
ChinaLu Guangzu752+3
ChinaWeng Hongyang6330
Chinese TaipeiChou Tien-chen1165+1
DenmarkAnders Antonsen10550
DenmarkViktor Axelsen1037–4
DenmarkHans-Kristian Vittinghus330+3
IndiaLakshya Sen725–3
IndiaPrannoy H. S.312–1
IndiaSrikanth Kidambi752+3
IndonesiaAnthony Sinisuka Ginting615–4
IndonesiaJonatan Christie1156–1
IndonesiaChico Aura Dwi Wardoyo651+4
JapanKento Momota1248–4
JapanKodai Naraoka6330
JapanKenta Nishimoto1293+6
SingaporeLoh Kean Yew862+4
South KoreaJeon Hyeok-jin532+1
South KoreaSon Wan-ho202–2
ThailandKunlavut Vitidsarn945–1
ThailandKantaphon Wangcharoen743+1
Hong KongNg Ka Long1165+1
Hong KongLee Cheuk Yiu4220

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