Jonatan Christie

Jonatan Christie
Personal information
Birth name	Jonatan Christie
Country	Indonesia
Born	15 September 1997 DKI Jakarta
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Handedness	Right
Men's single
Highest ranking	19 (5 May 2016)
Current ranking	19 (5 May 2016)
Medal record Representing  Indonesia Asia Championships 2016 Hyderabad Men's Team Southeast Asian Games 2015 Singapore Men's Team Sudirman Cup 2015 Dongguan Mixed Team World Junior Championships 2014 Alor Setar Mixed Team 2013 Bangkok Mixed Team
BWF profile

Jonatan Christie (born 15 September 1997 in Jakarta)^[1] 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 single 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.

Filmografy

In 2009, he appeared in badminton theme film King as a supporting cast.^[2] The film directed by Ari Sihasale and dedicated to the legendary Liem Swie King also featured so many famous name in badminton world as a cameo such as, King himself, Hariyanto Arbi, Hastomo Arbi, Ellen Angelina, Ivana Lie, Rosiana Tendean, Maria Kristin Yulianti, Fransisca Ratnasari, and also younger generation like Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo, Rafiddias Akhdan Nugroho, Cisita Joity Jansen, Uswatun Khasanah, Intan Dwi Jayanti.

Achievements

BWF International Challenge/Series

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2014	Swiss International	Angus Ng Ka Long	9–11, 9–11, 11–6, 11–9, 11–10	Champion
2014	Indonesia International	Lee Hyun-il	10–11, 11–9, 11–5, 8–11, 3–11	Runner-up
2013	Indonesia International	Alamsyah Yunus	21–17, 21–10	Champion

     BWF International Challenge tournament

     BWF International Series tournament

Participation at Indonesian team

• 1 time at Sudirman Cup (2015)
• 1 time at SEA Games 2015
• 1 time at qualification Thomas-Uber Cup 2016

Performance timeline

Indonesian team

• Senior level

Team Events	2014	2015	2016
Southeast Asian Games	NH	Gold	NH
Asian Games	QF	NH
Asia Championships	NH		Gold
Thomas Cup	–	NH
Sudirman Cup	NH	Bronze	NH

• Junior level

Team Events	2013	2014
World Junior Championships	Silver	Silver
Asia Junior Championships	–	QF

Individual competitions

Event	2015
Southeast Asian Games	QF

Event	2013	2014
World Junior Championships	QF	QF

Event	2014
Asia Junior Championships	QF

Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	Best
BWF Superseries
All England Open	A			R1[3]	R1 (2016)
India Open	A
Malaysia Open	A			SF[4]	SF (2016)
Singapore Open	A			R2[5]	R2 (2016)
Australian Open	GPG	A
Indonesia Open	A		QF[6]		QF (2015)
Japan Open	A		Q2[7]		Q2 (2015)
Korea Open	A		R2[8]		R2 (2015)
Denmark Open	A
French Open	A
China Open	A
Hong Kong Open	A		Q2[9]		Q2 (2015)
BWF Superseries Finals	NQ	NQ	NQ
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Malaysia Masters	A		R2	R2	R2 (2015, 2016)
Syed Modi International	N/A	A		R3	R3 (2016)
Thailand Masters	N/A	N/A	N/A	A
German Open	A
Swiss Open	A		QF	A	QF (2015)
China Masters	SS	A
New Zealand Open	A			R3	R3 (2016)
U.S. Open	A
Canada Open	A
Chinese Taipei Open	A	R1	R1		R1 (2014, 2015)
Russian Open	A
Vietnam Open	R3	A	R2		R3 (2013)
Thailand Open	A	N/A	R3		R3 (2015)
Dutch Open	A	QF	A		QF (2014)
Chinese Taipei Masters	N/A	N/A	R3		R3 (2015)
Bitburger Open	A
Korea Masters	A		QF		QF (2015)
Scottish Open	A
Brasil Open	N/A	A
Macau Open	A		R3		R3 (2015)
Indonesian Masters	QF	R1	QF		QF (2013, 2015)
K & D Graphics	N/A	A
Mexico City Grand Prix	N/A	N/A	A

Record against selected opponents

Head to head (H2H) against World Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.^[10]

• Chen Long 0–2
• Lin Dan 0–1
• Wang Zhengming 0–1
• Xue Song 0–1
• Chou Tien-chen 2–0
• Jan Ø. Jørgensen 0–1
• Hu Yun 1–0
• Simon Santoso 0–1
• Tommy Sugiarto 0–1
• Srikanth Kidambi 1–1
• Kento Momota 0–1
• Sho Sasaki 0–1
• LEE Hyun-il 1–1
• Boonsak Ponsana 1–0
• Nguyễn Tiến Minh 0–1

References

1. "Jonatan Christie Biografi". Badminton Association of Indonesia. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
3. "Yonex All England Open 2016: MS draw". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
4. "Celcom Axiata Malaysia Open 2016: MS draw". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
5. "OUE Singapore Open 2016: MS draw". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
6. "BCA Indonesia Open 2015: MS draw". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved June 10, 2015.
7. "Yonex Open Japan 2015: MS - Qualification". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
8. "Victor Korea Open 2015: MS draw". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved September 12, 2015.
9. "YONEX-SUNRISE Hong Kong Open 2015: MS - Qualification". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
10. "Jonatan Christie's Profile – Head To Head". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved November 26, 2015.