2022 Asian Badminton Championships: Jonathan Christie Steps Into The Quarter-Finals By Eliminating Representatives Of Malaysia

Indonesian men's singles player, Jonatan Christie, stepped into the quarter-finals of the Badminton Asia Championships. (Photo: Twitter.com/INABadminton)

JAKARTA - Indonesian men's singles, Jonatan Christie, stepped into the quarter-finals of the 2022 Asian Badminton Championships after winning over the representative of Malaysia, Daren Liew. In the match which took place on Thursday, April 28, Jojo secured victory with a score of 21-14, 13-21 and 21-19.

Appearing at the Muntinlupa Sports Complex, Jonathan Christie's victory was dramatic. Jojo had to go through a duel for 55 minutes to end Daren Liew's resistance.

At the beginning of the first game, Jonathan was left behind by a thin score of 4-5, but then he was able to catch up and balance the score to draw 6-6. After that, he continued to lead until the first interval with 11-8 points over the 35th ranked Malaysia representative.

After the break, Jonathan did not want to lose the moment and continued to shoot with 13-8 points. But Liew also did not want to give up and tried hard to chase five points, but Jonathan finally closed the first game 21-14.

Entering the second game, Jonathan continued to take advantage of his previous advantage to steal 10-2 points. But that good effort didn't last, as Liew got up and chased and allowed Jonathan to trail 10-11 at the interval of the second game.

Jonathan could only add two points in the second half of the second game. So this time Liew won with a score of 21-13 in the second game.

After a draw in the first and second games, the game was forced to continue to the game ruber round to determine the winner. In this decisive round, Jonathan slowly improved his appearance and managed the game.

From behind 4-8, Jonathan can lead 10-9. After the interval at 10-11, the game was again interesting. Jonathan and Liew tried to show the best performance. Jonathan, who was almost always behind, then secured four consecutive points and led 19-17.

A tense situation occurred until Jonathan finally won 21-19 after the shuttle returned by Liew hit the net.

Indonesia's men's doubles, Mohammad Ahsan/Hendra Setiawan, had a different fate. They must recognize the superiority of the Chinese pair Ren Xiang Yu / Tan Qiang.

Ahsan/Hendra lost 9-21, 15-21 in a match that lasted 27 minutes.

Previously, Adnan Maulana/Mychelle Chrystine Bandaso also lost to the Chinese pair of Bamboo Curtain, Zheng Si Wei/Huang Ya Qiong. They gave up, 11-21 and 13-21.