All England 2025: Jonathan Failed To Keep His Title

Jonathan Christie was eliminated in the round of 16 of All England 2025 (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA The men's singles badminton player Jonatan Christie is confirmed to have failed to defend his title at All England due to being eliminated in the second round of the 2025 edition.

He was confirmed to have lifted the suitcase from the tournament after losing two straight games 13-21 and 10-21 against the men's singles in India, Lakshya Sen, on Thursday, March 13, 2025, evening WIB.

Jonathan said the difficulty in controlling the shuttlecock and the field conditions were more windy than the match in the first half. This is an obstacle that interferes with his struggle.

"I tried my best, but I couldn't. The results must be accepted," said the 2018 Asian Games gold medalist in a statement received from PBSI Public Relations.

This is Jonathan's second consecutive defeat against Sen after last year he suffered two straight games as well as when they met in the group stage of the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Overall, this is Jonathan's third defeat to a total of seven of their clashes. Another defeat occurred in their first competitive clash in the 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championship.

"There was no thought of losing at the Paris Olympics to him, today I really couldn't control the situation on the ground," said Jonathan.

Jonathan came to All England 2025 as the third seed and defending champion. Last year he won the world's oldest event after beating Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.

The title also ended the Indonesian men's singles drought at All England which lasted 30 years since Hariyanto Arbi took the highest podium in the 1994 edition.