Jonathan Christie And Fajar Alfian Promise Thomas Cup Trophy Edition 2026

Jonatan Christie and his entourage arrived at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Monday, May 6, 2024 evening WIB (VOI/Cosmas Kopong Beda).

JAKARTA Men's singles Jonatan Christie and men's doubles specialist Fajar Alfian promised to bring home the Thomas Cup trophy in the 2026 edition after failing to do so this year.

The Indonesian contingent that appeared in the 2024 Thomas & Uber Cup from 27 April to 5 May 2024 arrived in the country on Monday, 6 May 2024, evening WIB. They landed at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport at around 19.00 WIB.

Fajar Alfian as the captain of this year's edition of the Indonesian men's team in his speech apologized for not being able to meet the target. He also believes that the next edition of the existing squad can get better results.

"We haven't been able to bring home the trophy, but I salute the cohesiveness and hard work of this team. I'm sure in two years we can do our best. We apologize for not being able to bring home the trophy this year," he said.

Jonathan Christie, who did not lose a single loss while in China, is also in line with his colleague. He said he was very proud of the results this year and hoped to be maximal by 2026 in Denmark.

"Grateful during yesterday's event to be able to contribute points for Indonesia. I am quite proud of the team. I hope that in the next edition with the composition that exists, I can get even better results," he said.

The Indonesian Thomas & Uber Cup team both returned home with the title of runner-up. In the final, Sunday, May 5, 2024, the men's and women's teams lost against the Chinese home team.

The men's team failed to meet the target of winning the title after losing 1-3. This is the third consecutive final match for the Indonesian men's team in the Thomas Cup. One of the finals will lead to a title in 2021.

After ending the 19-year trophy drought, the Indonesian men's team returned to the Thomas Cup final in the 2022 edition. Unfortunately, at that time Jonathan and his friends lost against India.

The only Indonesian representative to give the points in the final against China this year is Jonatan Christie's men's singles. He won against Li Shi Feng in the third party.

Meanwhile, the three Indonesian representatives who lost were the men's singles Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, the men's doubles Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto, and Bagas Maulana/Muhammad Shohibul Fikri.