Jonatan Christie

Jonatan Christie (born 15 September 1997),[1] 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.

Jonatan Christie
Christie in 2017
Personal information
CountryIndonesia
Born (1997-09-15) 15 September 1997
Jakarta, Indonesia
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
HandednessRight
CoachHendry Saputra Ho
Men's singles
Career record215 wins, 109 losses
Highest ranking4 (6 August 2019)
Current ranking7 (2 February 2021)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Indonesia
Sudirman Cup
2015 Dongguan Mixed team
2019 Nanning Mixed team
Thomas Cup
2016 Kunshan Men's team
2018 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's singles
2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Asia Team Championships
2016 Hyderabad Men's team
2018 Alor Setar Men's team
2020 Manila Men's team
Southeast Asian Games
2015 Singapore Men's team
2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's team
2017 Kuala Lumpur Men's singles
2019 Philippines Men's team
World Junior Championships
2013 Bangkok Mixed team
2014 Alor Setar Mixed team
BWF profile

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.[2]

Filmography

In 2009, he made a supporting cast appearance in badminton-themed film King.[3] 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.
Google 2018 Top Trending Searches on Google Indonesia 2018 Placed [4]
Indonesian Sport Awards 2018 Favorite Male Athlete Nominated [5]

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,[6] 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.[7]

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,[8] is a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels are Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consists of twelve tournaments around the world that have been introduced since 2011.[9] Successful players are invited to the Superseries Finals, which are held at the end of each year.

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 BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) which was held from 2007 to 2017.

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)
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 Angus 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

National team
  • Junior level
Team events20132014
Asian Junior Championships A QF
World Junior Championships Silver Silver
  • Senior level
Team events2014201520162017201820192020
Southeast Asian Games N/A Gold N/A Gold N/A Gold N/A
Asia Team Championships N/A Gold N/A Gold N/A Gold
Asia Mixed Team Championships N/A A N/A A N/A
Asian Games QF N/A Silver N/A
Thomas Cup A N/A Silver N/A Bronze N/A
Sudirman Cup N/A Bronze N/A GS N/A Bronze N/A

Individual competitions
  • Junior level
Events20132014
Asian Junior Championships A QF
World Junior Championships QF QF
  • Senior level
Events201420152016201720182019
Southeast Asian Games N/A QF N/A Gold N/A A
Asian Championships A R2 A R2 R1
Asian Games A N/A Gold N/A
World Championships A N/A A R1 QF
Tournament2018201920202021Best
BWF World Tour
Swiss Open A R2 N/A A QF (2015)
German Open QF A N/A A QF (2018)
All England Open R2 R2 R1 R2 (2018, 2019)
Malaysia Masters QF R2 QF QF (2017, 2018, 2020)
Indonesia Masters R1 SF QF SF (2019)
Singapore Open A QF N/A QF (2017, 2019)
Australian Open A W N/A W (2019)
Korea Open SF QF N/A F (2017)
China Open R2 R1 N/A R2 (2017, 2018)
Japan Open R1 F N/A F (2019)
Denmark Open R2 R2 A R2 (2017, 2018, 2019)
French Open QF F N/A F (2019)
New Zealand Open F W N/A W (2019)
Fuzhou China Open R2 QF N/A QF (2019)
Hong Kong Open QF SF N/A SF (2019)
Indonesia Open R1 QF N/A QF (2015, 2016, 2019)
Malaysia Open R2 SF N/A SF (2016, 2019)
Thailand Open A QF N/A F (2017)
R1
BWF World Tour Finals DNQ GS DNQ GS (2019)
Year-end Ranking[10] 11 6 7 4
Tournament2018201920202021Best
Tournament201520162017Best
BWF Superseries
All England Open A R1 A R1 (2016)
Malaysia Open A SF QF SF (2016)
Singapore Open A R2 QF QF (2017)
Australian Open A R1 R2 R2 (2017)
Indonesia Open QF QF R2 QF (2015, 2016)
Japan Open Q2 A R1 R1 (2017)
Korea Open R2 A F F (2017)
Denmark Open A R2 R2 (2017)
French Open A QF R1 QF (2016)
China Open A R2 R2 (2017)
Hong Kong Open Q2 A R1 R1 (2017)
Year-end Ranking 38 22 14
Tournament201520162017Best
Tournament20132014201520162017Best
BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold
Malaysia Masters A R2 R2 QF QF (2017)
Syed Modi International N/A A R3 A R3 (2016)
Thailand Masters N/A A R2 R2 (2017)
Swiss Open A QF A QF (2015)
New Zealand Open A R3 R2 R3 (2016)
Chinese Taipei Open A R1 R1 A R1 (2014, 2015)
Vietnam Open R3 A R2 A R3 (2013)
Thailand Open A N/A R3 A F F (2017)
Dutch Open A QF A QF (2014)
Chinese Taipei Masters N/A R3 A N/A R3 (2015)
Bitburger Open A QF A QF (2016)
Korea Masters A QF A QF (2015)
Macau Open A R3 A R3 (2015)
Indonesia Masters QF R1 QF R2 N/A QF (2013, 2015)
Year-end Ranking 147 94 38 22 14
Tournament20132014201520162017Best

Record against selected opponents

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists. Accurate as of 2 February 2021.[11]

References
  1. "Jonatan Christie Biografi". Badminton Association of Indonesia. Archived from the original on 23 October 2013. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
  2. "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.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 16 June 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "Trending Google Indonesia 2018: Jokowi, Prabowo, Sampai Kevin Sanjaya". Detik. 13 December 2018.
  5. "Daftar Lengkap Nominasi dan Pemenang Indonesian Sport Awards 2018" (in Indonesian). Tribunnews. 24 November 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  6. Alleyne, Gayle (19 March 2017). "BWF Launches New Events Structure". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2017.
  7. Sukumar, Dev (10 January 2018). "Action-Packed Season Ahead!". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 13 January 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
  8. "BWF Launches Super Series". Badminton Australia. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 October 2007.
  9. "Yonex All England Elevated To BWF Premier Super Series Event". www.ibadmintonstore.com. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  10. "BWF World Rankings". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  11. "Jonatan Christie Head to Head". bwf.tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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