KUALA LUMPUR: With his family court dispute settled, Lee Zii Jia turns his focus back to badminton at the Hylo Open in Saarbrucken, Germany, starting tomorrow.
The world No. 42 hopes to build on his recent momentum after reaching the semi-finals of the Arctic Open in Finland earlier this month.
Zii Jia and his family reached an amicable resolution at the High Court on Oct 20 over a financial and management dispute involving his management firm.
The former All England champion will open his campaign against Singapore's Jason Teh in the first round.
A win could set up a second-round clash against Japan's fifth seed Kodai Naraoka, with Indonesia's fourth seed Jonatan Christie a potential quarter-final opponent.
Meanwhile, world No. 58 Cheam June Wei will open against India's Kiran George.
The winner will face either Finland's Joakim Oldorff or seventh seed Lakshya Sen of India.
In men's doubles, Arctic Open champions Aaron Tai-Yap Roy King take on Germany's Malik Bourakkadi-Kenneth Neumann in the first round, while compatriots Chia Weijie-Teo Ee Yi face a tougher opener against England's second seeds Ben Lane-Sean Vendy.
In the women's doubles, world No. 27 Ong Xin Yee-Carmen Ting take on England's Abbygael Harris-Estelle van Leeuwen.
Mixed doubles pair Hoo Pang Ron-Lai Pei Jing will look to maintain their fine form following a semi-final run at the Denmark Open and a runner-up finish at the French Open.
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