PETALING JAYA: Professional shuttler Lee Zii Jia got his Europe tour off to a poor start after an unexpected defeat to left-handed player Magnus Johannesen of Denmark.

The world No. 10 went down 15-21, 19-21 in 41 minutes to the world No. 33 in the first round of the French Open at Adidas Arena in Paris on Wednesday (March 6).

Just a year ago, Zii Jia had beaten the 22-year-old Johannesen from Aalborg 21-11, 21-5 in the German Open but yesterday, the Dane got his sweet revenge.