Bringing The Nation's Name, Indonesian Badminton Athletes Win The Swiss Open 2022 Defeating Malaysia And India

Jonatan Christie, Swiss Open 2022 singles champion with two Indonesian athletes, men's doubles pair Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto/ Photo: IST

JAKARTA – Jonatan Christie won the men's singles at the Swiss Open 2022 in St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland, Sunday, March 27. Of course, this moment is a source of pride for Indonesia because the nation's sons have made achievements in prestigious events.

The man who is familiarly called Jojo managed to beat the representative of India, Prannoy Kumar in the men's singles final match. Jojo only needed two straight games with a score of 21-12, 21-18.

It turned out that Jojo's achievements were not the only ones who made the nation proud. Men's doubles pair Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto also won the Swiss Open 2022.

At the same location, the two Indonesian representatives managed to beat Malaysia's Goh Sze Fei/Nur Izzuddin also in two straight games. Fajar/Rian won through a tight game with a score of 21-18, 21-19.

For this achievement, the General Chairperson (Ketum) of the Indonesian National Sports Committee (KONI) Center Lt. Gen. TNI, Retired Marciano Norman, expressed his appreciation to the Patriot of Badminton Indonesia.

"As the General Chair of the Central KONI, I extend my congratulations and appreciation to Jonatan Christie and the Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto couple whose efforts and hard work have resulted in Indonesia's proud achievements," said Marciano, in a written statement, Sunday, March 27.

Not to forget, the Chairman of the Central KONI expressed his appreciation and gratitude to various parties who have supported the athletes in achieving their achievements.

“The efforts and hard work of the Patriots of Achievement Sports, be it athletes, coaches, officials and the All Indonesia Badminton Association (PBSI) have succeeded in making the Red and White flag fly with the accompaniment of the anthem Indonesia Raya tonight. This makes the Indonesian people proud, as the General Chair of the Central KONI, I express my appreciation and gratitude," he continued.

Furthermore, the Central KONI Ketum hopes that the performance of Indonesian athletes can be consistent and even get better. In the future, he hopes that badminton can present more achievements at the international level, especially the Olympics.