Jonatan Christie

Jonatan Christie
Jonatan Christie
	Christie in 2017
Personal information
Birth name	Leonardus Jonatan Christie
Country	Indonesia
Born	15 September 1997 (age 23); Jakarta, Indonesia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Handedness	Right
Coach	Hendry Saputra Ho
Men's singles
Career record	218 wins, 110 losses
Highest ranking	4 (6 August 2019)
Current ranking	7 (14 September 2021)
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Men's badminton
Representing Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
Thomas Cup
Asian Games
Asia Team Championships
Southeast Asian Games
World Junior Championships
	BWF profile

Leonardus Jonatan Christie^[1]^[2]^[3] (born 15 September 1997),^[4] popularly known as Jonatan Christie or by his nickname "Jojo", is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in singles discipline. He is debuted from Badminton Association of Indonesia in Tangkas Specs club.

Career[]

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.^[5]

Christie topped the men's singles podium at the 2018 Asian Games.

Filmography[]

In 2009, he made a supporting cast appearance in badminton-themed film King.^[6] 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.

Awards and nominations[]


Award	Year	Category	Result	Ref.
Indonesian Sport Awards	2018	Favorite Male Athlete	Nominated	^[7]

Achievements[]

Asian Games[]

Men's singles

Year	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 singles

Year	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, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tours are divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[9]

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result
2018	New Zealand Open	Super 300	Lin Dan	14–21, 19–21	Runner-up
2019	New Zealand Open	Super 300	Ng Ka Long	21–12, 21–13	Winner
2019	Australian Open	Super 300	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	21–17, 13–21, 21–14	Winner
2019	Japan Open	Super 750	Kento Momota	16–21, 13–21	Runner-up
2019	French Open	Super 750	Chen Long	19–21, 12–21	Runner-up

BWF Superseries (1 runner-up)[]

The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,^[10] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consistde of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.^[11] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Korea Open	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting	13–21, 21–19, 20–22	Runner-up

BWF Super Series tournament

BWF Superseries Premier tournament

BWF Superseries Finals tournament

BWF Grand Prix (1 runner-up)[]

The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result
2017	Thailand Open	B. Sai Praneeth	21–17, 18–21, 19–21	Runner-up

BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament

BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (2 titles, 1 runner-up)[]

Men's singles

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

BWF International Challenge tournament

BWF International Series tournament

Participation at Indonesian team[]

3 times at Sudirman Cup (2015, 2017 & 2019)
2 times at Thomas Cup (2016 & 2018)
3 times at Badminton Asia Team Championships (2016, 2018 & 2020)
3 times at Southeast Asian Games (2015, 2017 & 2019)
1 time at Asian Games (2018)

Performance timeline[]

Key

W

F

SF

QF

#R

RR

Q#

A

G

S

B

NH

N/A

(W) Won; (F) finalist; (SF) semifinalist; (QF) quarterfinalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable.

To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team[]

Junior level

Team events	2013	2014
Asian Junior Championships	A	QF
World Junior Championships	S	S

Senior level

Team events	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Southeast Asian Games	NH	G	NH	G	NH	G	NH
Asia Team Championships	NH		G	NH	G	NH	G	NH
Asia Mixed Team Championships	NH			A	NH	A	NH
Asian Games	QF	NH			S	NH
Thomas Cup	A	NH	S	NH	B	NH	Q	NH
Sudirman Cup	NH	B	NH	RR	NH	B	NH	Q

Individual competitions[]

Junior level

Events	2013	2014
Asian Junior Championships	A	QF
World Junior Championships	QF	QF

Senior level

Events	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Southeast Asian Games	NH	QF	NH	G	NH	A	NH
Asian Championships	A		2R	A	2R	1R	NH
Asian Games	A	NH			G	NH
World Championships	DNQ		NH	DNQ	1R	QF	NH
Olympic Games	NH		DNQ	NH			R16

Tournament	BWF Superseries / Grand Prix					BWF World Tour				Best
Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Best
Thailand Masters	NH			A	2R	A			NH	2R ('17)
Swiss Open	A		QF	A			2R	NH	A	QF ('15)
German Open	A					QF	A	NH		QF ('18)
All England Open	A			1R	A	2R	2R	1R	2R	2R ('18, '19, '21)
Malaysia Masters	A		2R	2R	QF	QF	2R	QF		QF ('17, '18, '20)
New Zealand Open	A			3R	2R	F	W	NH		W ('19)
Australian Open	A			1R	2R	A	W	NH		W ('19)
Malaysia Open	A			SF	QF	2R	SF	NH		SF ('16, '19)
Singapore Open	A			2R	QF	A	QF	NH		QF ('17, '19)
Korea Masters	A		QF	A				NH		QF ('15)
Thailand Open	A	NH	3R	A	F	A		QF	NH	F ('17)
Thailand Open	A	NH	3R	A	F	A		1R	NH	F ('17)
Korea Open	A		2R	A	F	SF	QF	NH		F ('17)
Chinese Taipei Open	A	1R	1R	A				NH		1R ('14, '15)
Vietnam Open	3R	A	2R	A				NH		3R ('13)
China Open	A				2R	2R	1R	NH		2R ('17, '18)
Japan Open	A		Q2	A	1R	1R	F	NH		F ('19)
Syed Modi International	NH	A		3R	A			NH		3R ('16)
Dutch Open	A	QF	A					NH	NA	QF ('14)
Denmark Open	A				2R	2R	2R	A	Q	2R ('17, '18, '19)
French Open	A			QF	1R	QF	F	NH		F ('19)
Macau Open	A		3R	A				NH		3R ('15)
Bitburger Open	A			QF	A					QF ('16)
Fuzhou China Open	A					2R	QF	NH		QF ('19)
Hong Kong Open	A		Q2	A	1R	QF	SF	NH		SF ('19)
Indonesia Masters	QF	1R	QF	2R	NH	1R	SF	QF		SF ('19)
Indonesia Open	A		QF	QF	2R	1R	QF	NH		QF ('15, '16, '19)
Chinese Taipei Masters	NH		3R	A	NH					3R ('15)
Superseries / World Tour Finals	DNQ						RR	DNQ		RR ('19)
Year-end ranking	147	94	38	22	14	11	6	7		4
Tournament	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Best

Record against selected opponents[]

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists. Accurate as of 2 February 2021.^[12]

Player	Matches	Win	Lost	Diff.
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	6	2	4	–2
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	Diff.
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

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Jonatan Christie Biodata, Agama, Pacar, Profil Lengkap Jojo, Pemain Bulu Tangkis Tunggal Putra Indonesia". Pikiran Rakyat. Retrieved 24 July 2021.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Bervisual Memikat, Ini 9 Pesona Jonatan Christie saat Kenakan Kacamata". Times of Indonesia. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Andreas Adi Siswa dan Teresia Marlanti Djaja : Kala Indonesia Raya Berkumandang". Majalah Hidup. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
^ "Jonatan Christie Biografi". Badminton Association of Indonesia. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
^ "Magic moment: Christie wins gold that matters most to Games hosts". The Standard/Section News/Sports. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Daftar Lengkap Nominasi dan Pemenang Indonesian Sport Awards 2018". Tribun News (in Indonesian). 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
^ Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
^ Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
^ "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
^ "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
^ "Jonatan Christie Head to Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

External links[]

Jonatan Christie at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com

[Full_name_(1)-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Jonatan Christie Biodata, Agama, Pacar, Profil Lengkap Jojo, Pemain Bulu Tangkis Tunggal Putra Indonesia". Pikiran Rakyat. Retrieved 24 July 2021.

[Full_name_(2)-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Bervisual Memikat, Ini 9 Pesona Jonatan Christie saat Kenakan Kacamata". Times of Indonesia. Retrieved 28 October 2020.

[Full_name_(3)-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Andreas Adi Siswa dan Teresia Marlanti Djaja : Kala Indonesia Raya Berkumandang". Majalah Hidup. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[PBSI_–_Jonatan_Christie_Biografi-4] "Jonatan Christie Biografi". Badminton Association of Indonesia. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.

[5] "Magic moment: Christie wins gold that matters most to Games hosts". The Standard/Section News/Sports. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2018.

[6] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[7] "Daftar Lengkap Nominasi dan Pemenang Indonesian Sport Awards 2018". Tribun News (in Indonesian). 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

[8] Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.

[9] Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.

[10] "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.

[11] "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". IBadmintonstore. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

[12] "Jonatan Christie Head to Head". BWF-Tournament Software. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

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