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Yesterday, Zii Jia delivered the second bronze for Malaysia when he bounced back from a game down to outlast India's Lakshya Sen 13-21, 21-16, 21-11 in an energy-sapping 71-minute third-placing playoff at the Porte de La Chapelle Arena. Photo by Bernama

Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia plays a shot to India's Lakshya Sen in their men's singles badminton bronze medal match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on August 5, 2024. (Photo by Luis TATO / AFP)

The hopes of Malaysians to see Pearly-Thinaah advance to the final were crushed when they lost 12-21, 21-18, 15-21 after a 78-minute battle. Photo by Bernama

National men’s doubles pair, Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik ended their three-match losing streak against Satwiksairaj Rankireddy-Chirag Shetty of India to advance to the semifinals of the 2024 Paris Olympics, here today. Photo by Bernama

Japan's Wakana Nagahara reacts on the ground behind the net next to Malaysia's Muralitharan Thinaah in the women's doubles badminton group stage match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on July 28, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Luxembourg's Xia Lian Ni waves to the crowd as she leaves the venue folloowing her defeat against China's Sun Yingsha in their women's table tennis singles round of 32 at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at the South Paris Arena in Paris on July 31, 2024. (Photo by JUNG Yeon-je / AFP)

China's Wang Chang and Liang Weikeng shake hands with Malaysia's Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik after their mixed doubles badminton group stage match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on July 29, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

Malaysia's Lee Zii Jia plays a shot against Spain's Pablo Abian in their men's singles badminton group stage match during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games at Porte de la Chapelle Arena in Paris on July 31, 2024. (Photo by AFP)

In their only previous meeting against Pearly-Thinaah at the 2021 World Tour Finals group stage, the Koreans triumphed with a 14-21 14-21 victory. - Photo by Bernama

Britain's Andy Murray playing with Britain's Daniel Evans reacts playing Belgium's Sander Gille and Belgium's Joran Vliegen during their men's doubles second round tennis match on Court Suzanne-Lenglen at the Roland-Garros Stadium during the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, in Paris on July 30, 2024. (Photo by MARTIN BERNETTI / AFP)