JAKARTA - Indonesian men's singles badminton player Jonatan "Jojo" Christie admitted that he had performed his best in the 2026 India Open final when he fell to Taiwan's Lin Chun-Yi 10-21 and 18-21 at the Indira Gandhi Arena, New Delhi, Sunday.
"I have shown the best of every process, from the beginning to today in the final match," Jojo said in a PBSI statement in Jakarta on Sunday.
Jojo admitted that he faced more match obstacles than when he competed in the semifinals yesterday.
According to Jojo, the wind conditions at the Indira Gandhi Arena were a little different and made him less comfortable to touch the shuttlecock.
"Some of the shuttlecocks also feel a little less stable, a little run away. But apart from all that, yes, Lin Chun-Yi played well and his say was very stressed, a little rushed," said Jojo.
The third seed in this BWF Super 750 tournament stated that he would prepare himself more for the changing non-technical conditions.
"So each venue has its own uniqueness. Like at the Indonesia Masters tomorrow at Istora, what it's like, here it's different, yesterday in Malaysia was different too," said Jojo.
Jojo will appear in the 2026 Indonesia Masters at Istora, Senayan, Jakarta, starting next Tuesday.
Facing the tournament in front of his own public, Jojo stated that he would focus more on recovering because he had just undergone a series of tournaments that drained his stamina.
Jojo's crash in the final made Indonesia return empty-handed from the 2026 India Open.
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