Orleans Masters: Zii Jia to face India's Srikanth after comeback first round win

Lee Zii Jia will face K.Srikanth in the second round of the Orleans Masters after the men’s singles shuttler battled back from a game down to beat Chinese Taipei’s Chi Yu-jen 17-21, 21-17, 21-17.

The turning point for the Malaysian came in the deciding game when he overcame a four point deficit from 8-12 to 14-12 to turn the game on its head.

Lee powered through to win the hard fought match for his first victory of 2025.

Other matches saw Pearly Tan-M.Thinaah beat their Chinese Taipei opponent in straight games to setup a second round clash against South Koreans Jeong Na-eun-Lee Yeon-woo.

Teoh Mei Xing-Go Pei Kee are the other pair through for a match against an Indonesian pair.

In the mixed doubles, top seeds Chen Tang Jie-Toh Ee Wei also came through easily and will next face Indonesians Rehan Naufal-Gloria Widjaja.

Hoo Pang Ron-Cheng Su Yin are also in action against a Chinese Taipei opponent.

The biggest upset of the day came through the exit of Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik, who lost 18-21, 8-21 against unfancied Chinese pair Sun Wen Jun-Zhu Yi Jun.

The tame defeat could be an indication that Chia’s wrist injury has not healed, raising concerns of the pair’s participation at next week’s All-England.