Chinese Player Dies During Match at Asian Junior Championships in Indonesia

A 17-year-old Chinese player Zhang Zhijie passed away after collapsing on court during the Asian Junior Championships in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Badminton Asia expressed condolences to the player’s family on Monday.

Indonesia’s Badminton Association (PBSI) and Badminton Asia said in a joint statement said that Zhang collapsed during a match against Japan. The tournament’s medical team arrived on the scene and he was shifted to a hospital, where Zhang died at 11:20 pm.

“Badminton Asia, PBSI and the organising committee are immensely saddened and expressed their deepest condolences to Zhang’s parents, family and Chinese Badminton Association,” they said.