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Zii Jia, ranked 14th in the world, has been struggling to regain his form, having lost in the third round of the world meet in Copenhagen, Denmark last month.

People hold umbrellas while walking on the street in the rain in Keelung after Typhoon Haikui hits Taiwan on Sep 4. Photo by I-Hwa Cheng/AFP

Typhoon Haikui made landfall on eastern Taiwan on September 3, unleashing torrential downpours, whipping winds and plunging thousands of households into darkness as the first major storm to directly hit the island in four years. Photo by I-Hwa Cheng/AFP

A woman walks with an umbrella during heavy rain near Su-ao port in Yilan as Typhoon Haikui makes landfall in eastern Taiwan on Sept 3, 2023. - (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)

A customer (C) buys food at a night market in downtown Yilan, after Typhoon Haikui made landfall in eastern Taiwan on Sept 3, 2023. - (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP)

Prosecutors later discovered that Chai had told her friends the day before she died that she was also having second thoughts about going out with Chen - INSTAGRAM / FACEBOOK

Andi Mohamad Suryady Bandy (left) and Wong Chen

Defending champions Aaron Chia-Soh Wooi Yik were the sole Malaysian representatives to advance to the semi-finals of the 2023 World Championships in Copenhagen, Denmark. - Facebook

Pearly (right) and Thinaah's impressive run came to an end after being eliminated in the quarter-finals tonight. - Photo by Badminton Photo

Zii Jia, a quarter-finalist in 2018 and 2019, has now failed to get past the last 16 of the world meet for the second edition running. - FILE PIX