JAKARTA - Men's singles badminton player Jonatan Christie aspires to lock in the title at the 2026 Indonesia Open and end the men's singles trophy fast that has been going on for more than a decade.
The BWF Super 1000 badminton tournament will take place at Istora Senayan, Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, on June 2-7, 2026. The tournament provides a total prize of 1.4 million US dollars or Rp. 24.8 billion.
Jonatan said that the Indonesia Open was one of the main targets that he was pursuing so that he would prepare himself 100 percent to treat his curiosity.
"There is curiosity because I have never won the Indonesia Open. This is one of the best tournaments in the world that I also hope to get the title," said Jojo, Jonatan's nickname, in a press conference held in Jakarta.
The Indonesia Open is one of two tournaments in the BWF World Tour calendar that takes place at Istora Senayan that Jonatan has not won.
Thus, he also has a strong desire to complete his collection of titles. In addition, the highest podium automatically ends the streak of men's singles titles at the tournament.
Jonatan said that the opportunity to climb to the top of the podium was actually very open, but the current men's singles competition was very even so it would not be easy.
"Many athletes, especially men's singles, are now developing quite rapidly. Some countries a few years ago could not compete, but now they can put their athletes in the top 15 or even 10 in the world," he said.
Indonesia in the last four editions failed to capture the Indonesia Open title since Marcus Fernaldi Gideon/Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo in the 2021 edition.
Meanwhile, the last men's singles climbed to the highest podium in the 2012 edition through Simon Santoso. The other sectors are no less long, namely the last women's singles in 2001, the last women's doubles in 2008, and the last mixed doubles in 2018.
The Secretary General of the Central Board of the Indonesian Badminton Association (PP PBSI), Ricky Subagja, emphasized that they set high targets for Indonesian athletes in the tournament.
"We hope that Indonesian athletes can give the best performance and achieve maximum results in this tournament. Playing at home must be an additional motivation," he said.
Besides Jonatan, other names that will appear at the Indonesia Open include Alwi Farhan, Fajar Alfian, Muhammad Shohibul Fikri, Putri Kusuma Wardani, Febi Setianingrum/Rachel Allessya Rose, Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta, and Nikolaus Joaquin/Raymond Indra.
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