JAKARTA - Indonesian men's singles badminton player Jonatan Christie managed to defeat Wang Po-Wei from China Taipei to reach the quarterfinal at the 2026 Malaysia Masters.
Jonatan, who is the fourth seed in the BWF Super 500 tournament, was forced to go through a three-game match 21-16, 19-21, and 21-13 for 66 minutes to survive at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur.
In this match, Jonatan dominated the first and third games. In the first game, he lost the first point and was 1-2 behind, but five consecutive points after that kept him ahead.
Continuing to the second game, the two players competed fiercely at the beginning with the tie occurring twice 1-1 and 3-3. Jonatan then took control and was ahead 13-10, but Wang immediately scored six points and continued to lead the match.
Jonatan then played solid again in the third game so that he immediately led 7-1. His opponent was able to cut the score to a two-point difference at 12-10, but the draw never happened.
In the next round, Jonatan will meet Hu Zhe An in the quarterfinals which will take place on Friday, May 22, 2026. The Chinese badminton player reached the last eight by defeating the French singles, Alex Lanier, three games 15-21, 21-16, and 21-15.
Following Jonatan was the mixed doubles Bobby Setiabudi/Melati Daeva Oktavianti. Unfortunately, the couple's journey crashed in the second round.
Bobby/Melati buried their dreams in this tournament after losing to the Thai pair, Pakkapon Teeraratsakul/Sapsiree Taerattanachai, in a three-game match that ended 21-18, 18-21, and 16-21.
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