China Open 2025: Jonathan Christie Returns In The Second Round

Jonathan Christie again experienced bad results at the 2025 China Open (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA Jonathan Christie suffered defeat in the second round of the China Open 2025, adding to his poor record in the big Super 1000 BWF level tournament in this year's calendar.

The 27-year-old badminton player's move stopped after being forced to play rubber games 12-21, 21-13, and 16-21 by the French men's singles, Christo Popov, on Thursday, July 24, 2025.

"Although the results were still stopped in the second half, from the way they played, from trying on the field it was much better," said Jonathan after the match.

This result made Jonathan record never going through the second round of four BWF Super 1000 level events in 2025. In detail, he ran aground three times in the second half and returned home in the first half.

The journey only until the second half he felt at the All England, Indonesia Open, and most recently in China. Meanwhile, he suffered one defeat in the first half at the beginning of the year at the Malaysia Open 2025.

"Especially at the 2025 China Open, I can do my best, I am quite happy with the improvements that exist compared to the previous tournaments, Singapore, Indonesia, and the 2025 Japan Open," said Jonatan.

Statistics in Super 1000 are much different from what he underwent last year. At that time, he climbed the highest podium in All England and was able to reach the semifinals of the China Open.

Jonathan's defeat automatically made the Indonesian men's singles in China run out. Previously, Alwi Farhan was eliminated in the first half and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in the second half.

Apart from Jonathan, the defeat in the second half was also felt by the men's doubles Leo Rolly Carnando/Bagas Maulana.