In February 2017 Zii Jia reached the semifinals of the Thailand Masters where he lost to Kantaphon Wangcharoen.
The final change of ends resulted in a flurry of errors from Lakshya as Zii Jia earned a 14-10 lead.
Prakash Padukone 1980 and Gopichand 2001 are the only Indians to have won the prestigious event, while Saina Nehwal had reached the final in 2015.