JAKARTA - Indonesia's mainstay men's singles Jonatan Christie has successfully qualified for the quarter-finals of the Indonesia Masters 2023. He will meet India's representative, Lakshya Sen, in the next round.
Jonathan secured the top eight tickets thanks to a two-game 21-16 and 21-15 victory over his compatriot Shesar Hiren Rhustavito at Istora, Senayan, Jakarta, Thursday, January 26, 2023.
The quarter-finals repeat Jonathan's success in 2020. At that time he reached the same round before losing to Danish representatives Anders Antonsen who later came out as runners up.
As for before the quarter-finals this year, Jonathan was stopped in the second half in 2021 and ran aground in the first half of the 2022 edition.
Meeting Lakshya who became the seventh seed, Jonathan actually has a 0-1 win-loss record with the 12th ranked badminton player in the world. However, that cannot be used as a benchmark.
"Now he is one of the good players. Back again I said yesterday, conditions on the field were decisive. So, applying the right strategy or not being a determinant. I will show the best for tomorrow," said Jonathan at a press conference.
"From the quality of me and he are both developing. So the most distinguishing are non-technical factors," added the owner of the 2018 Asian Games gold medal.
Before Jojo, Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo had already qualified for the quarter-finals. He sensationally beat Loh Kean Yeu, the third seed.
Chico won two straight games with a final score of 21-18, 21-15. This victory brought Chico to meet Canadian badminton player Brian Yang.
The release of Chico and Jojo automatically keeps Indonesia's hopes of ending the men's singles title fast since Anthony Sinisuka Ginting won in 2020.
Anthony himself this year immediately stopped in the second half. The 26-year-old badminton player gave up in the hands of the Chinese men's singles, Shi Yuqi in a straight game.
Apart from Anthony, Kevin Sanjaya Sukamulo/Marcus Fernaldi Gideon were also eliminated. The Minion's journey in the round of 16 was stopped against representatives of China, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi.
The former world number one men's doubles decided to step down in the third game at 21-19, 8-21, 6-11.
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