Jonatan Christie

Jonatan Christie
Personal information
Birth name Jonatan Christie
Country  Indonesia
Born 15 September 1997
Jakarta, Indonesia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 75 kg (165 lb)
Handedness Right
Men's single
Highest ranking 63 (4/16/2015)
Current ranking 63 (4/30/2015)
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 Challenges, 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.

Filmografi

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

International Challenge

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2014 Swiss International Hong Kong Angus Ng Ka Long 9–11, 9–11, 11–6, 11–9, 11–10 1st Champion
2014 Indonesia International South Korea Lee Hyun-il 10–11, 11–9, 11–5, 8–11, 3–11 2nd Runner-Up
2013 Indonesia International Indonesia Alamsyah Yunus 21–17, 21–10 1st Champion
     BWF World Championships
     Superseries Finals Tournament
     Superseries Premier Tournament
     Superseries Tournament
     Grand Prix Gold Tournament
     Grand Prix Tournament
     International Challenge Tournament
     International Series Tournament
     Badminton Asia Championships
     Multi Events

References

  1. ↑ "Jonatan Christie Biografi". Badminton Association of Indonesia. Retrieved 28 September 2013.
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