JAKARTA - Men's singles badminton player Jonatan Christie failed to make the trip to the semifinals of the Badminton Asia Championship (BAC) or the 2026 Asian Badminton Championship.
Jonatan, who has the status of the third seed in this tournament, failed to surpass last year's achievement after losing to Ayush Shetty (India) with 21-23 and 17-21 on Friday, April 10, 2026.
"Even though the result was a loss, I showed my best. There were indeed some things that I made many mistakes myself, which should not have been done," said Jonatan in a statement.
Jonatan also felt the failure in the quarter finals at the last edition of the Badminton Asia Championship. At that time, he lost to China's Lu Guangzu.
Jonatan's defeat automatically made Indonesia's men's singles at the 2026 BAC tournament exhausted. The other two who had previously been eliminated were Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah and Alwi Farhan.
Ubed and Alwi both fell to the Japanese representatives. Ubed returned early in the first round against Koki Watanabe, while Alwi lost in the second round against Kodai Naraoka.
"He (Ayush Shetty) is a pretty tall player, he's probably almost the same height as Viktor Axelsen and he's still young too. So, he has a pretty good attack too," said Jonatan.
The 2026 Badminton Asia Championship is the fourth tournament that Jonatan has participated in this year's calendar. His best achievement in the previous three tournaments was runner-up at the India Open.
Jonatan is one of five Indonesian representatives who have reached the quarterfinals. The other four are Rachel Allessya Rose/Febi Setianingrum, Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti, Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, and Ali Faathir Rayhan/Devin Artha Wahyudi.
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