Kuala Lumpur: Malaysian number one Lee Zii Jia
(pic) was rewarded with 1,000 shares worth RM30,300 from F&N (Fraser and Neave Group) after his success of winning last month’s All England Badminton Championship in Birmingham, England.
The contribution from 100Plus was presented to Zii Jia, who is also the isotonic drink’s ambassador, by F&N Holdings Berhad Chairman Tengku Syarif Bendahara Perlis Datuk Seri Diraja Syed Badarudin Jamalullail Ibni Almarhum Tuanku Syed Putra Jamalullail and Chief Executive Officer Lim Yew Hoe at a simple ceremony here, Thursday.
100Plus Senior Marketing Manager Leong Wai Yin said Zii Jia’s success was remarkable as he had defeated the top two players in the world, Kento Momota of Japan in the quarter-finals and Viktor Axelsen (Denmark) in the final.
“At the contract signing ceremony last January, Zii Jia said 100Plus’ support would drive him to achieve greater success. He has fulfilled that promise and is now an All England champion,” said Wai Yin in a statement on Thursday.
The 23-year-old Kedahan eliminated Momota 21-16, 21-19 in the quarter-finals and Axelsen 30-29, 20-22, 21-9 in the final to emerge the 2021 All England champion.
Before claiming the title, the Alor Setar lad had defeated the Netherlands’ Mark Caljouw in the semi-finals 21-13, 21-17.
Wai Yin also hopes the world number eight’s performance and confidence will remain at a high level for the Malaysia Open scheduled for next month and the Tokyo Olympics in July.
Besides Zii Jia, Malaysian badminton legend Datuk Lee Chong Wei and national men’s doubles pair Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik are also 100Plus ambassadors.
