JAKARTA The men's singles badminton player Jonatan Christie secured the ticket to the second round of the Singapore Open 2025 when he made his professional debut.
Jonathan added a ticket to the second half for Indonesia after defeating Nhat Nguyen (Ireland) in two straight games 23-21 and 21-16 on Wednesday, May 28, 2025.
"Nhat Nguyen is a very tough player. He wants to try to keep turning the ball around. It's not easy for me to win the game," said Jonathan after the match.
The 2018 Asian Games gold medalist is quite dominant in the first game after falling behind at the start. He took over after 5-5 and took the lead long after.
The opponent then shocked him by holding back two games points. However, Jonathan was able to get out of pressure to lead the lead.
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The match went much tighter in the second game and Nhat had a narrow one point lead in the interval. He then immediately expanded it to two points after halftime.
Luckily, Jonathan responded with five consecutive points to turn ahead after that. The 27-year-old badminton player's position was then not overtaken anymore.
"In the first game, he was already far ahead, but he suddenly played more aggressive at the tempo. He tried to take control of the game, especially in front," said Jonathan.
Jonathan is the third representative of Indonesia to qualify today. He followed in the footsteps of Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu and Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani.
The bitter pill must be swallowed by mixed doubles Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Minister. They were eliminated in the hands of Scottish Alexander Dunn/Julie Macpherson.
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