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 singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2018Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia Chou Tien-chen21–18, 20–22, 21–15 Gold

Southeast Asian Games

Men's singles
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2017Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Khosit Phetpradab21–19, 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
YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2019French OpenSuper 750 Chen Long19–21, 12–21 Runner-up
2019Japan OpenSuper 750 Kento Momota16–21, 13–21 Runner-up
2019Australian Open Super 300 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting21–17, 13–21, 21–14 Champion
2019New Zealand Open Super 300 Ng Ka Long21–12, 21–13 Champion
2018New Zealand OpenSuper 300 Lin Dan14–21, 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.
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017Korea Open Anthony Sinisuka Ginting13–21, 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.
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2017Thailand Open B. Sai Praneeth21–17, 18–21, 19–21 Runner-up

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

Participation at Indonesian team

National team

Team events20132014
Asian Junior ChampionshipsAQF
World Junior Championships Silver Silver

Events20132014
Asian Junior ChampionshipsAQF
World Junior ChampionshipsQFQF

Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi finalists, and Olympic quarter finalists. Accurate as of 17 March 2020.
PlayerMatchesWinLost
Chen Long808–8
Lin Dan734–1
Shi Yuqi853+2
Chou Tien-chen862+4
Anders Antonsen642+2
Viktor Axelsen523–1
Jan Ø. Jørgensen752+3
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus220+2
Rajiv Ouseph532+1
Parupalli Kashyap101–1
Srikanth Kidambi6330

PlayerMatchesWinLost
B. Sai Praneeth4220
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting6330
Tommy Sugiarto312–1
Kento Momota514–3
Sho Sasaki101–1
Liew Daren321+1
Lee Hyun-il321+1
Son Wan-ho624–2
Boonsak Ponsana110+1
Kantaphon Wangcharoen110+1
Nguyễn Tiến Minh101–1