{"id":564934,"date":"2026-07-29T08:29:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:29:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/564934\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T08:29:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T08:29:08","slug":"bwf-taipei-open-2026-lee-zii-jia-made-to-work-by-home-star-liao-jhuo-fu-in-advancing-to-second-round","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/564934\/","title":{"rendered":"BWF Taipei Open 2026: Lee Zii Jia made to work by home star Liao Jhuo-fu in advancing to second round"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/lee-zii-jia\" 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Liao Jhuo-fu to reach the second round of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/sports\/badminton\/\" 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July).<\/p>\n<p>In his typical fashion, Lee got the job done the hard way, winning 22-24, 21-12, 21-15 and plugging in more than an hour versus the Chinese Taipei shuttler.<\/p>\n<p>In the first set, Lee twice had game point but could not close the deal, allowing Liao to steal the last three points to go up 1-0.<\/p>\n<p>Lee managed to wake up after that, staying in the lead throughout the second game to force a third.<\/p>\n<p>After exchanging points early on, Lee gradually pulled away from 7-7 to secure passage to the last 16, where he will face either <a href=\"https:\/\/www.olympics.com\/en\/athletes\/anthony-sinisuka-ginting\" target=\"_blank\" 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