In the men’s singles final of the Australian Open badminton championship, Malaysian player Lee Zii Jia defeated Japan’s Kodai Naraoka. Aya Ohori from Japan won the women’s division. In Sydney, World No. 8 Lee surprised his higher-ranked opponent, who is sixth in the world, with scores of 21-19, 11-21, 21-18. Many top-ranked players skipped the competition, which Lee took advantage of.
This victory follows his win at the Thailand Open last month, making it his sixth career win on the BWF World Tour. Ohori also achieved a notable comeback, winning 17-21, 21-19, 21-16 against Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo, a young Indonesian ranked 35th, to claim the title. This is her second tour title, the first being the Thailand Masters earlier this year.
In the men’s doubles final, China’s He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu easily defeated Indonesia’s Mohammad Ahsan and Hendra Setiawan with scores of 21-10, 21-11.