It’s imperative that Zii Jia has strong sparring partners to train with considering there wasn’t any tournament available to play in since March. Compared to his other rivals, Zii Jia did not have the luxury of having top-level sparring sessions. Zii Jia is not envious because for him the 33-year-old Daren, a bronze medallist at the 2018 World Championships, is just as good a sparring partner. “Together with my teammate like (Leong) Jun Hao, it’s good enough.”Meanwhile, Zii Jia also remains cool ahead of the competition draw on Thursday. Asked if he’s hoping for a favourable draw, Zii Jia responded: “I’m not thinking too much about the draw.

Source: The Star July 05, 2021 22:52 UTC