Hong Kong Open 2024: Jonathan And Ginting To Quarter Finals

JAKARTA The men's singles badminton players Jonatan Christie and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting both stepped into the quarter-finals of the Hong Kong Open 2024.

Anthony first qualified after defeating China Taipei's singles, Chi Yu Jen, in the rubber duel games 21-18, 20-22, and 21-9 at Hong Kong Coliseum on Thursday, September 12, 2024, noon WIB.

"Chi Yu Jen is a tough player, it's not easy to match against him today. In the first and second games we played tight," Ginting said after the match.

The seventh seed of the tournament will then meet the host's singles, Jason Gunawan. The duel became the first clash between the two badminton players.

Jason shouldn't be a tough opponent for Ginting. His furthest journey in the two most recent tournaments has only reached the second half.

"Prone to each other's weaknesses and advantages. We'll see tomorrow, hopefully I can perform better than today," Ginting said regarding his potential opponent.

Jonathan qualified for the quarter-finals of this tournament after stopping the men's singles Denamrk, Rasmus Gemke, in the two straight games 21-12 and 21-19.

The victory saw Jonathan, who is the third seed in the tournament, extend his winning streak over Gemke to 4-1.

"Praise God for qualifying for the quarter-finals. The first game went well, but in the second game made a little mistake and made a mistake in implementing the strategy as well so that the opponent was more confident, more courageous," said Jonathan after the match.

Jonathan will next meet the Japanese men's singles, Kodai Naraoka. This fifth seed reached the quarter-finals after winning the match against his compatriot, Takuma Obayashi.

The fight was the fifth clash for the two men's singles. In the previous four clashes, they had various wins and defeats.

"I have to be more patient and patient. With windy field conditions like this, everyone learns to overcome it, just complain on the pitch. No one will benefit," said Jonathan.