Malaysia Open 2024: Jonathan Christie Falls In The First Round

Jonathan Christie failed in the first round of the Malaysia Open 2024 (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA Jonatan Christie's men's singles were immediately eliminated in the first round of the Malaysia Open 2024 after being beaten by India's representative, Kidambi Srikanth.

Jonathan secured the first game 21-12 before surrendering in the next two games with a score of 18-21 and 16-21 at the Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Tuesday, January 9, 2024.

This is Jonathan's third consecutive defeat to the 24th place in the world. Two previous defeats occurred in 2022 at the Korea Open and the Thomas-Uber Cup.

This defeat left Jonathan now behind a 5-7 win-loss record. In addition, this result makes the Indonesian men's singles sector now just have to hope at Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.

Anthony Ginting, who is the fourth seed in the tournament, has yet to play the first round. He will play against China's Taipei representative, Su Li Yang.

Previously, Indonesia had secured one ticket to the second half through the mixed doubles Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati.

The pair beat German representative Mark Lamsfuss/Isabel Lohau to lock up the ticket for the meeting with the first seed from China, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong.