JAKARTA Jonathan Christie maintains the hope of Indonesian men's singles by reaching the quarter-finals of the Kumamoto Japan Masters 2024.
The fourth seed got a ticket after winning two straight games 22-20 and 21-17 over Denmark's singles, Rasmus Gemke, on Thursday, November 14, 2024, evening WIB.
"Rasmus' opponent was never easy even though my last meetings were able to win two games. However, in terms of points like this, it was quite tight," said Jonathan after the match.
This is Jonatan Christie's sixth win over Gemke of a total of seven of their or fourth consecutive competitive clashes since he suffered his only defeat in 2019.
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In the quarter-finals tomorrow, November 15, 2024, Jonathan will meet fifth seed from Malaysia, Lee Zii Jia. This will be a clash between the two men's singles.
In the previous 10 clashes, the two were still in a 5-5 draw. However, Jonathan managed to win the last clash at the 2024 Asian Badminton Championships.
"Tomorrow in the quarter-finals against Lee Zii Jia. It will be exciting for the match, I want to enjoy the match more," said Jonatan.
Jonathan is the only Indonesian men's singles left in this Super 500 BWF level event from three representatives who were fielded.
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