Background and career
Lee Zii Jia (Chinese: 李梓嘉; pinyin: Lǐ Zǐjiā; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Lí Chú-ka, born 29 March 1998) is a Malaysian badminton player. He is a bronze medalist at the Olympic Games, All England champion and Asian champion. He is best known for his smash, especially his backhand smash, physical agility, speed and reflexes in men's singles.
He was the men's singles gold medalist at the 2019 SEA Games and won his first BWF Super 1000 title at the 2021 All England Open. He was also the men's singles gold medalist at the 2022 Badminton Asia Championships. He won a bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 2024 Summer Olympics, becoming the third Malaysian men's singles player to win a medal at the Olympic Games after Rashid Sidek and Lee Chong Wei.
