M’sians Alarmed After Lee Zii Jia Shares Disturbing Photos On His Instagram Account
Hope he's doing okay.
Sarah Yeoh
July 4, 2025

Olympics bronze medalist and national badminton player Lee Zii Jia recently caused a ripple of worry among fans and fellow players after he posted a series of disturbing images on his Instagram account.
Following the post, many have flooded the comment section to offer words of encouragement for Zii Jia, who did not disclose the reason behind the photos at the time of writing.

Grotesque-looking photos shared on IG account
In the Instagram post, Zii Jia posted several photos sourced from Xiaohongshu (XHS), where it seemed to suggest he may be going through mental turmoil.

In one of the photos, it showed a person stitching up his face, while another showed a person’s head being shrouded by what seemed to be flames.

However, some photos took a darker turn, with one showing a person lying on the couch with needles piercing through the head and body as the face melts into a bloody puddle.
Another showed a person looking at his own reflection, where the dark figure is seen placing what appears to be a gun next to his head.

However, Zii Jia didn’t reveal the circumstance which caused him to share these photos.

Fans & players show support
In the comment section, Zii Jia’s supporters and fellow badminton cohort were full of concern for his wellbeing and offered him words of encouragement.

Things haven’t been looking great for Zii Jia lately, where he lost in the first round during the All England in March and withdrew from the Badminton Asian Championships in China in April to recover from an ankle injury, reported NST.

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This post has been edited by 11c: Jul 4 2025, 01:50 PM

Ok

Strawberry.

Going up Vs going down syndrome.

This one memang kuda. Every working Malaysian face work troubles on a daily basis, they don't have the luxury of resting or if kpi fail they get fired. This fuck face been complaining since day 1. If kenot tahan, just throw ur racket in the fire pit and become a salary man

sendiri cari. Last time quit like a boss.

Create drama for attention? Or memamg got mental sickness?

Must be emo seeing his ex sponsor OPPO so many event hire so many influencers but no longer want him lo

Hope LG ditch him as well...

he play badminton other play badminton...but....

who?

LCW last time no drama also

Like the saying

"pattern more than badminton"

You harsh on someone who are in trouble, but not someone who created trouble like PMX and DAP. Mirror yourself la

This post has been edited by EX Unseen Forces: Jul 4 2025, 02:00 PM

If he really is depressed, best for him to seek treatment. No joking as the sketches seem to be pointing towards suicidal tendencies. Good luck!

all i know is , in the world of competition, got win and loss, need tahan for a very super long time as these thing as it is normal occurrence and exception from public / coach are always high. Cant really blame him, in sport /esport world, the mental fortitude is like a muscle, if not train, soon will be weaken

Strawberry gen. What you expect?

Come on. Let’s wish the best for him instead of bad things. We can joke about him but to wish him bad things is not a nice thing to do.

Diu lo. He kena jampi liao

Lol is this even newsworthy

Bagus dia pencen main badminton dan hidup sebagai manusia biasa. Cari kerja mcm org lain.

Buat apa sakitkan mental dan badan.