1. Leonardus Jonatan Christie was born on 15 September 1997 and is an Indonesian badminton player specializing in the singles discipline affiliated with the Tangkas Specs club.
38 Facts About Jonatan Christie
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Jonatan Christie is the reigning All England Open men's singles champion, having won the 2024 edition of the tournament.
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Jonatan Christie won the men's singles title at the 2017 SEA Games and at the 2018 Asian Games.
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Jonatan Christie was called up to join the Indonesian national team in 2012, after he reached the semi-finals of the 2012 National Championships in Solo, Central Java.
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Jonatan Christie started the 2014 season as the world number 1 in BWF boys' singles ranking.
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In 2017, Jonatan Christie reached the finals of the Thailand Open Grand Prix, and later the Korea Open Super Series event.
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Jonatan Christie was defeated by B Sai Praneeth in Thailand and Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in Korea.
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Jonatan Christie opened the 2019 season as number 11 in the BWF World ranking.
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Jonatan Christie then lost in the semi-finals of the Indonesia Masters to Anders Antonsen in straight games.
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In May 2019, Jonatan Christie claimed two titles in the Oceania tour, by winning the New Zealand and Australian Opens.
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Jonatan Christie then reached the finals of the Super 750 event, the Japan and French Opens.
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Jonatan Christie reached a career high of number four in the BWF World ranking on 6 August 2019.
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Jonatan Christie competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
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Jonatan Christie topped the group G standings after beating Aram Mahmoud and Loh Kean Yew.
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Jonatan Christie lost to Shi Yuqi of China in straight games and was knocked out at the Round of 16.
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Jonatan Christie played a match in the group stage against Brian Yang of Canada, but was defeated in the rubber games.
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Jonatan Christie made up for his less than favorable performance in the previous tournaments at the 2020 Thomas Cup, notably sealing Indonesia's victory against Denmark at the semifinals in a 100-minute match against Anders Antonsen and against China in the finals against Li Shifeng.
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Jonatan Christie continued his form at the Denmark Open, but was forced to retire from his quarterfinal match against Kento Momota due to a waist injury, which forced him to withdraw from the French Open.
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Jonatan Christie did not qualify for the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals.
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Jonatan Christie started his 2022 season with a second-round exit at German Open.
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Jonatan Christie lost to Chou Tien-chen in the quarterfinals of All England.
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Jonatan Christie later won the Swiss Open, his first BWF World Tour title since 2019.
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Jonatan Christie then finished as runner-up of the Badminton Asia Championships against Lee Zii Jia.
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Jonatan Christie then won the Indonesia Masters after beating his teammate Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo, thus securing his first ever Super 500 title and creating the tournament's first all-Indonesian men's singles final since 2013.
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Jonatan Christie then reached a career high as world number 2 in the BWF rankings on 31 January 2024.
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Jonatan Christie reached the quarter-finals in the Indonesia Open, before losing to compatriot and eventual runner-up Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.
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Jonatan Christie was called up to the Indonesian team for the 2023 Sudirman Cup in Suzhou, China.
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Jonatan Christie played two matches in the group stage: won against Fabian Roth of Germany, but was defeated by Kunlavut Vitidsarn in three games.
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Jonatan Christie finished as runner-up after losing against the world number 1 Viktor Axelsen in straight games.
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Jonatan Christie reached the semi-finals in the China Open, again falling to Axelsen.
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Jonatan Christie then claimed his second title in 2023 at the Hong Kong Open and became the first Indonesian to win the tournament's men's singles title in 25 years.
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Jonatan Christie's bad spell continued at the Denmark Open with another first round loss against Chou Tien-chen.
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Jonatan Christie later withdrew from the China Masters due to a foot injury.
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Jonatan Christie overcame compatriot Anthony Sinisuka Ginting to win his first Super 1000 title and become Indonesia's first All England men's singles champion in 30 years.
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Jonatan Christie then made his second appearance at the Olympic Games, but was eliminated in the group stage.
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On 1 December 2023, Jonatan Christie married Junianatha at the Jakarta Cathedral, officiated by Archbishop of Jakarta, Ignatius Suharyo Hardjoatmodjo.
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Jonatan Christie donated 1.5 billion Rupiah from winning the 2018 Asian Games to build a mosque and a school in Lombok after an earthquake in the same year.
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Jonatan Christie has raised funds for various causes, such as for clean water in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesian citizens affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, victims of the Semeru eruption, and education for children at the Bantar Gebang waste area.