Badminton News: Lee Zii Jia, one of the gold medal hopefuls for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, has decided not to take part in the event to focus on the World Championships, the Malaysian player said on Wednesday. badminton. And it certainly brightens up the prospect of one of India’s badminton players winning gold in Birmingham.

The 2022 Commonwealth Games will take place in Birmingham from July 28 to August 8, while the World Championships, which will be played in Tokyo, begin on August 22.

As The New Straits Times reported, Lee said, “I decided not to compete in the Commonwealth Games, and it was a tough decision, which I made after speaking with my team.”

I play all the time and I need to keep my body in shape. I want to be in my best condition for world matches,” said Lee, who is aiming to become the first player from his country to win a world championship title.

Lee Chong Wei, one of Malaysia’s top badminton players, has finished second four times (his second from 2014 was stripped of the record for doping). Lee Chong Wei, who retired in 2019, also won men’s singles gold at the last CWG four years ago on the Gold Coast, Australia.

As world number five Lee Zii Jia retires, here are the potential gold medal contenders at CWG 2022 in Birmingham…

Lakshya Sen

Lakshya took center stage with a bronze medal at the 2021 World Championships in Huelva. The Almora-born commuter started 2022 by winning the Indian Open, his first Super 500 title. World number 10 Lakshya Sen also became the first Indian men’s badminton player to reach the All England Open final in 21 year. Lakshya’s drastic increase in ranking allowed the Indian team to have the required depth in the squad which ultimately contributed to their maiden Thomas Cup triumph.

Kidambi Srikanth

Srikanth is yet to win an individual title this year, with his best performances reaching the semi-finals of the Swiss Open and Korea Open. However, World Championships silver medalist Srikanth played a key role in India’s victory at the 2022 Thomas Cup as he was undefeated throughout the tournament. Srikanth No. The world number 11 emerged victorious in all six singles matches he played, including one in the final against Indonesian Jonatan Christie. Four years ago, in the singles final at the Gold Coast Commonwealth Games, Srikanth lost to Lee Chong Wei in three matches of the match.

HS Prannoy

Like Srikanth, world number 21 Prannoy has also not had much success in the individual events this year. His deepest run in 2022 was the Swiss Open final. However, Prannoy was the biggest star in India’s Thomas Cup triumph as the 29-year-old won the deciding third singles match in the quarter-finals and semi-finals. Prannoy finished fourth at previous Commonwealth Games.

Yew by Loh Kean

Singapore’s Loh Kean Yew surprised everyone with the world championship title he won in Huelva last year. Loh lost in the Indian Open final against Lakshya and since then his best result was a semi-final at the Indonesia Masters. However, Indian players won’t underestimate the world number nine who has amazing reflexes and is quite hard to stop once he’s at his best.

Why is Lee Zii Jia’s absence important?

Lee Zii Jia had a strong 2022 season. He won the Asian Championships (team and individual) and the Thailand Open while reaching the semi-finals of the German Open, All England Open and more recently the Indonesia Open. He has an impressive 28-4 win-loss record. His aggressive style of play confused almost everyone in the competition, with the possible exception of facing Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark.

Although Lee ZIi JIa did not face Srikanth and Prannoy this year, he won both of his meetings against Loh Kean Yew and one of the two against Lakshya.

The second best Malaysian men’s singles badminton player after Lee is Liew Daren, currently ranked 30th in the world.

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