Zhang was immediately rushed to the hospital but any efforts to help him were in vain as he died at 11:20 pm local time on Sunday night.
Following the devastating news, top Indian shuttler PV Sindhu expressed her respect for the 'remarkable talent'.
Sindhu's post read, "The very sad news of the death of young badminton player Zhang Jie from the Junior Asian Badminton Championships. I express my deepest condolences to Zhang's family at this devastating time. Today the world has lost a A remarkable talent has been lost." On X.
A moment of silence was observed at the tournament on Monday and the Chinese team wore black bands in his honour. Zhang joined the China national youth team last year.
Earlier this year, she won the singles title at the prestigious Dutch Junior International Youth Championship.
"China's Zhang Zijie, a singles player, collapsed on the court during a match in the evening. He was sent to hospital where he died at 23:20 local time yesterday. He was cared for by the tournament doctor and medical team. Taken to the standby ambulance and sent to the hospital in less than two minutes, the badminton world has lost a talented player," read a joint statement by Badminton Asia and the Badminton Association of Indonesia on Monday.
"Zhang Zijie loved badminton and was an outstanding athlete of the national youth badminton team. At this time, the local hospital has not yet identified the cause of death," the Chinese Badminton Association said in a statement.
Following the devastating news, top Indian shuttler PV Sindhu expressed her respect for the 'remarkable talent'.
Sindhu's post read, "The very sad news of the death of young badminton player Zhang Jie from the Junior Asian Badminton Championships. I express my deepest condolences to Zhang's family at this devastating time. Today the world has lost a A remarkable talent has been lost." On X.
A moment of silence was observed at the tournament on Monday and the Chinese team wore black bands in his honour. Zhang joined the China national youth team last year.
Earlier this year, she won the singles title at the prestigious Dutch Junior International Youth Championship.
"China's Zhang Zijie, a singles player, collapsed on the court during a match in the evening. He was sent to hospital where he died at 23:20 local time yesterday. He was cared for by the tournament doctor and medical team. Taken to the standby ambulance and sent to the hospital in less than two minutes, the badminton world has lost a talented player," read a joint statement by Badminton Asia and the Badminton Association of Indonesia on Monday.
"Zhang Zijie loved badminton and was an outstanding athlete of the national youth badminton team. At this time, the local hospital has not yet identified the cause of death," the Chinese Badminton Association said in a statement.
