China Masters 2024: Jonathan Christie To Final
JAKARTA - Jonatan Christie stepped into the final of the 2024 China Masters after defeating the host's first seed tournament, Shi Yuqi, two straight games 21-17 and 21-16 on Saturday, November 23, 2024, noon WIB, at Shenzhen Arena.
The two singles had a tight competition at the beginning of the first game. However, Jonathan had moved away 6-2 before finally the position was 7-7.
The distance of the score was not far after that until Jojo, Jonatan's greeting closed the interval with an 11-10 advantage.
After the break, the position drew again 13-13, but Jonathan was not stopped after that.
He managed to maintain the advantage until securing the first set even though Shi Yuqi had approached 17-18.
In the second game, Jonathan was almost without a hitch. After 2-2 points, the Indonesian men's singles could not be chased by Shi Yu Qi.
Jojo took the lead in the 11-7 interval and won the match point at 20-13. His move to secure the second set was not very smooth considering that Shi Yu Qi won three points in a row.
Luckily, Jonathan was able to stop China's single point from winning the match.
The victory left Jonathan now at two in terms of a record meeting with Shi Yu Qi, 9-7.
Meanwhile, Jonathan Christie has been confirmed to face the Danish men's singles in the top match of the 2024 China Masters on Sunday, November 24, 2024.
You see, Anders Antonsen and Viktor Axelsen will compete for the final ticket today.