The world No 14 showed no mercy as he powered his way through to win both games easily by 21-14, 21-15, giving Tze Yong, the world No 19, little room for any fightback.

Zii Jia had suffered a series of setbacks this year, going out in the opening rounds of a few tournaments. It was a different story today as he played like a man possessed.

By contrast, the unseeded Tze Yoong, who had defeated seeded players en route to the final, was a pale shadow of himself as he gave away easy points at times.

With this win, eighth seed Zii Jia pocketed US$31,500 (RM149,000). His last World Tour title came in May last year at the Thailand Open, adding to his 2018 Taiwan Open and 2021 All England successes.

Tze Yong earned a prize money of US$15,530 (RM75,530) for being runner-up.

The showdown between Zii Jia and Tze Yong was the first all-Malaysian final in a World Tour-level event in seven years.

The previous such final was between Lee Chong Wei and Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin in 2016 at the Malaysia Masters Grand Prix Gold.