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Badminton
LeeZii Jia
A long men's singles career, a peak near the top of the BWF rankings and a notable current placing shape Lee Zii Jia's profile.
BWF ranking & titles
BWF via Wikipedia infobox, 7 July 2026The story so far
Lee Zii Jia's career ledger of 318 wins against 153 losses in men's singles badminton shows a player who has stayed in the fight for years rather than flickering briefly. That volume of matches, built against the sport's deepest fields, explains why the Malaysian stays visible even when his current BWF ranking reads 54.
His climb reached a career high of 2 in the BWF rankings, the clearest marker of his peak in men's singles. Along the way he became a South East Asian Games champion and earned recognition on Asia's Most Influential Malaysia list and the Gen.T Malaysia roll. Coach Liew Daren now guides his training, and he competes in men's singles for Malaysia.
Good to know
He is still competing in men's singles for Malaysia, and his career high of world number 2 came on 25 October 2022.
He is 28 years old, having been born on 29 March 1998.
Born in Alor Setar, Malaysia, his date of birth is 29 March 1998.
His world ranking is 54, while his career record stands at 318 wins and 153 losses.
Standing 1.86 m tall, he plays men's singles for Malaysia and is coached by Liew Daren.