Jonathan Christie Becomes Indonesian Team Captain At Sudirman Cup 2025

Jonathan Christie will lead Indonesia in the 2025 Sudirman Cup (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA The men's singles badminton player Jonatan Christie was appointed captain of the Indonesian team for the 2025 Sudirman Cup which will take place this month.

Jonathan is one of the three Indonesian men's singles who will appear in the mixed team event. He left with young players Alwi Farhan and Mohammad Zaki Ubaidillah.

"The Indonesian team in the 2025 Sudirman Cup is Jonatan Christie," said Deputy Chairperson of PBSI, Taufik Hidayat, on the sidelines of the 2025 NOC Indonesia Annual Member Meeting in Jakarta, Tuesday, April 22, 2025.

Indonesia has deployed a total of 13 representatives in the 2025 Sudirman Cup. Ten other representatives consist of two women's singles, two women's doubles, and men's doubles and a mixture of three.

Taufik said that Jonathan was trusted to lead the Indonesian squad without special considerations, except only carrying out the task of maintaining the team's cohesiveness in the tournament later.

"Now he is the leader. That can be anyone. Give an opportunity to take responsibility. Anyone can, but Jonathan will choose," said Taufik.

Jonathan should have been accompanied by the women's singles Gregoria Mariska Tunjung as vice-captain. However, Gregoria was confirmed to be absent due to health problems.

The 2025 Sudirman Cup will take place from 27 April to 4 May 2025 at the Fenghuang Gimnasium, Xiamen, China. A total of 16 countries are contestants for the biennial event.

Indonesia will start the journey from Group D with India, England and Denmark. The top two teams in the final standings will get tickets to qualify for the quarter-finals.

This year Indonesia came with the status of the second seed, behind the host China. PBSI targets Ester and her friends to reach the final round.