JAKARTA Jonatan Christie's men's singles badminton player came from adversity against Jia Heng Jason Teh to secure a ticket to the second round of the Indonesia Open 2025.
Jonathan got the second round ticket after going through the match for 51 minutes which ended 8-21, 21-11, and 21-12 at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, evening WIB.
Jonathan underwent the first game with such a bad performance. He was immediately five points behind and could no longer fight against the representative from Singapore.
Then in the second game, Jonathan again found his best game. Despite having difficulties in the first eight points, he finally dominated and forced his opponent into a rubber game.
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At the beginning of the third game, Jonathan also fell behind his opponent before taking over most of the match. He got the momentum to score eight points in a row after trailing 1-3 and continued to be above the wind afterward.
This is Jonathan's second tournament since he was a professional player. He previously debuted at the Singapore Open 2025 last week and returned home in the second half.
Jonathan is the seventh representative of Indonesia from eight who reached the second round of the tournament. In the men's singles he became the second, following in the footsteps of his junior Alwi Farhan.
The other seven tickets were obtained by Jafar Hidayatullah/Felisha Alberta Nathaniel Pasaribu, Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi, Siti Sarah Azzahra/Agnia Sri Rahayu, Putri Kusuma Wardani, Apriyani Rahayu/Febi Setianingrum, and Sabar Karyaman Gutama/Mohammad Reza Pahlevi Isfahani.
Then the different fate must be felt by Rinov Rivaldy/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari, Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Gloria Emanuelle Widjaja, and Meilysa Trias Puspitasari/Rachel Alllessya Rose.
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