Jonatan Christie
Jonatan Christie, also known by his nickname "Jojo", is an Indonesian badminton player. He is from PB. Tangkas Specs, a badminton club from Jakarta, capital city of Indonesia and plays in men's singles discipline.
In July 2013, he won his first international senior title at the age of 15 in Indonesia International Challenge, after beating the experienced Alamsyah Yunus who is 11 years older than him in the final by 21–17, 21–10. In 2014 edition of Indonesia International Challenge, he also reached final only to lose to the Korean veteran Lee Hyun-il by 5 sets, 10–11, 11–9, 11–5, 8–11, 3–11.
At the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, he won 21–18, 20–22, 21–15 over Chou Tien-chen and took the badminton men's singles gold medal for Indonesia.
Filmography
In 2009, he made a supporting cast appearance in badminton-themed film King. The film, directed by Ari Sihasale and dedicated to the legendary Liem Swie King, also featured cameos by many notable badminton players such as King himself, Hariyanto Arbi, Hastomo Arbi, Ellen Angelina, Ivana Lie, Rosiana Tendean, Maria Kristin Yulianti, Fransisca Ratnasari, and in their youth, Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, Rafiddias Akhdan Nugroho, Cisita Joity Jansen, Uswatun Khasanah, and Intan Dwi Jayanti.Achievements
Asian Games
Men's singlesYear | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
2018 | Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia | Chou Tien-chen | 21–18, 20–22, 21–15 | Gold |
Southeast Asian Games
Men's singlesYear | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
2017 | Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Khosit Phetpradab | 21–19, 21–10 | Gold |
BWF World Tour (2 titles, 3 runners-up)
The BWF World Tour, announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. The BWF World Tour are divided into six levels, namely World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300, and the BWF Tour Super 100.Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result |
2019 | French Open | Super 750 | Chen Long | 19–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Japan Open | Super 750 | Kento Momota | 16–21, 13–21 | Runner-up |
2019 | Australian Open | Super 300 | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 21–17, 13–21, 21–14 | Champion |
2019 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Ng Ka Long | 21–12, 21–13 | Champion |
2018 | New Zealand Open | Super 300 | Lin Dan | 14–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)
The BWF Superseries, launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007, is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by Badminton World Federation. BWF Superseries has two levels: Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries features twelve tournaments around the world, which introduced since 2011, with successful players invited to the Superseries Finals held at the year end.Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
2017 | Korea Open | Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 13–21, 21–19, 20–22 | Runner-up |
BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)
The BWF Grand Prix has two levels, the BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It is a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation since 2007.Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
2017 | Thailand Open | B. Sai Praneeth | 21–17, 18–21, 19–21 | Runner-up |
BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)
Participation at Indonesian team
- 3 times at Sudirman Cup
- 2 times at Thomas Cup
- 3 times at Badminton Asia Team Championships
- 3 times at Southeast Asian Games
- 1 time at Asian Games
Performance timeline
National team
- Junior level
Team events | 2013 | 2014 |
Asian Junior Championships | A | QF |
World Junior Championships | Silver | Silver |
- Senior level
Individual competitions
- Junior level
Events | 2013 | 2014 |
Asian Junior Championships | A | QF |
World Junior Championships | QF | QF |
- Senior level
Record against selected opponents
Player | Matches | Win | Lost | |
Chen Long | 8 | 0 | 8 | –8 |
Lin Dan | 7 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
Shi Yuqi | 8 | 5 | 3 | +2 |
Chou Tien-chen | 8 | 6 | 2 | +4 |
Anders Antonsen | 6 | 4 | 2 | +2 |
Viktor Axelsen | 5 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
Jan Ø. Jørgensen | 7 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus | 2 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
Rajiv Ouseph | 5 | 3 | 2 | +1 |
Parupalli Kashyap | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
Srikanth Kidambi | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Player | Matches | Win | Lost | |
B. Sai Praneeth | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Tommy Sugiarto | 3 | 1 | 2 | –1 |
Kento Momota | 5 | 1 | 4 | –3 |
Sho Sasaki | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |
Liew Daren | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Lee Hyun-il | 3 | 2 | 1 | +1 |
Son Wan-ho | 6 | 2 | 4 | –2 |
Boonsak Ponsana | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Kantaphon Wangcharoen | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 |
Nguyễn Tiến Minh | 1 | 0 | 1 | –1 |