According to information from the Malaysian Badminton Association, the World Badminton Federation (BWF) sent an invitation to the World Badminton Championship 2025 to Lee Zii Jia. Malaysian player has received, as a way to confirm that he has been preparing to return to the competition in the near future.
2025 is a difficult year for Lee Zii Jia. This player was almost absent from international tournaments. The reason why Lee Zii Jia had to take a long -term break because he had a serious ankle injury. This is the injury Lee Zii Jia encountered from the BWF World Tour Finals 2024.
Lee Zii Jia returned to play in March, with the destination of Orlean Masters and All England. However, this is the time when this player has not completely recovered from injury. He reached the quarterfinals of Orlean Masters, eliminated in the first round of All England and continued to be absent later.
Lee Zii Jia's constant rest shows that the injury he encountered is very serious. In this context, the situation Lee Zii Jia received an invitation to attend the world championship showed that he was prepared for the return date. Lee Zii Jia is still in the field of submission to protect the position in the top 10 world.
Besides Lee Zii Jia, another Malaysian tennis player also spent the long -term break of play, Ng Tze Yong. Malaysia's No. 2 player has surgery to have his knee surgery shortly after returning recently. He had to take a break for a year ago, and this time he was likely to return only in early 2026.