Jonatan Christie

Discussion in 'Indonesia Professional Players' started by markuswair, Jul 7, 2013.

  1. markuswair

    markuswair Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2012
    Messages:
    214
    Likes Received:
    0
    Occupation:
    Student
    Location:
    Indonesia
    Jonatan Christie, the badminton prodigy of Indonesia, seems to be ready to receive the torch from Taufik, Tommy, Hayom, Simon, and Sony in the near foreseeable future. His mindblowing smash and physical durability is indisputable, reminding us of Lim Swie King's playing style, the king of smash. Even Taufik symbolically hands his racquet to Jo at his farewell ceremony. Let's see how this dawn of hope in Indonesia's MS would fare in the next few years.

    Up to today, several of his outstanding achievements are as follow.
    2008: 2 golds (MS & XD) + 1 silver (MD) at ASEAN Elementary School Olympics
    2010: 2 golds (MS & MD) at Milo School Competition
    2011: 1 gold (MD) at Asia U-15 Competition
    2013: 2 golds (MS & Men's Team) at School Sea Games

    Currently, he's playing at the final of Indonesia International Challenge, just at the age of 16 :)
     
  2. markuswair

    markuswair Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2012
    Messages:
    214
    Likes Received:
    0
    Occupation:
    Student
    Location:
    Indonesia
    And, just recently:
    2013: Winner of Indonesia International Challenge :)

    He trounced Alamsyah Yunus in the final. As a matter of fact, Alamsyah is currently ranked 27 and he trounced Kenichi Tago on the previous edition of Indonesia Super Series Premier. Next week, his rank would spike to somewhere around 230s from 499 at this juncture of time.
     
  3. naistav

    naistav Regular Member

    Joined:
    Oct 22, 2009
    Messages:
    2,043
    Likes Received:
    19
    Location:
    village
    And he is physically good to be equipped with strength and speed.
     
  4. MelvIndonesia

    MelvIndonesia Regular Member

    Joined:
    Mar 16, 2010
    Messages:
    1,499
    Likes Received:
    8
    Occupation:
    Student
    Location:
    Bandung,Flower City
    Indonesia's Rising Star..

    Hope he is consistent :)
     
    Sarahsfr likes this.
  5. mongoose

    mongoose Regular Member

    Joined:
    Apr 25, 2002
    Messages:
    704
    Likes Received:
    3
    Location:
    Singapore
    He acted in the Indonesian badminton movie King in 2009 when he was just 12 years old!
    See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMdoZSU7shI.
    If you only want to see him in action and not watch the whole movie, just scroll to 1:22:05.
     
    #5 mongoose, Jul 7, 2013
    Last edited: Jul 7, 2013
    Sarahsfr likes this.
  6. drquick

    drquick Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2010
    Messages:
    489
    Likes Received:
    0
    Occupation:
    Doctor
    Location:
    Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia
    Is he really just 16 yrs old ?? Phisically he looks like Taruna players (18 & 19 yrs old)
     
  7. markuswair

    markuswair Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2012
    Messages:
    214
    Likes Received:
    0
    Occupation:
    Student
    Location:
    Indonesia
    Yes, he would be 16 this September. So, he's just 15 now. I once read that it is attributed to his well-planned physical training program, and his feast plan which involves up to 8 ounce of beef every day ever since in elementary school.
     
  8. markuswair

    markuswair Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2012
    Messages:
    214
    Likes Received:
    0
    Occupation:
    Student
    Location:
    Indonesia
    Correction guys, he's only 15! It's not until September that he turns to 16 :)
     
  9. badMania

    badMania Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 3, 2005
    Messages:
    18,925
    Likes Received:
    269
    Location:
    Hong Kong
    So, JC will have 3 more WJC (and 2 more AJC) to go. I am pretty sure he will be selected for next year's AJC.
     
  10. sen

    sen Regular Member

    Joined:
    May 17, 2002
    Messages:
    1,800
    Likes Received:
    128
    Location:
    Blue planet
    His acting is not bad actually.

    An interesting character for the badminton world, not just a badminton player but already has acting experience
     
  11. fathonezic

    fathonezic Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 27, 2009
    Messages:
    3,200
    Likes Received:
    30
    Occupation:
    Consultant
    Location:
    Kesultanan Ngayogyakarto Hadiningrat
    It is true that his father prepared him really well to be the next big thing in the future.
    I still remember when he was only 11 yo, his father said to a newspaper and explained about JC's meal and nutritional plan to build the physical aspect of JC.

    JC almost moved to Djarum when Tangkas was in financial crisis.
     
  12. XoXoXo

    XoXoXo Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jun 10, 2013
    Messages:
    375
    Likes Received:
    13
    Location:
    heaven on earth
    another badminton child prodigy? time will tell..
    i think he and another talented INA junior should follow Thailand junior & TTY way to compete more in senior competition

    which is right spelling.. jonathan or jonatan?

    anyway congratz to Jo
    [​IMG]
    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
  13. Ochy3424

    Ochy3424 Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 8, 2013
    Messages:
    6
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    -
    Hopefully he will be the real next Taufik Hidayat.
     
  14. chemile

    chemile Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 28, 2005
    Messages:
    1,501
    Likes Received:
    0
    Location:
    Jakarta
    Jonatan can be the INA star with his physical build, tall (I think his height can be added more 2-3 cm?), and has good spirit and performance. Keep training, participate in more senior tournaments (and be the winner :) ) ), consistency...that what he needs to be a badminton star.
     
  15. markuswair

    markuswair Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2012
    Messages:
    214
    Likes Received:
    0
    Occupation:
    Student
    Location:
    Indonesia
    jonatan hahahaha
     
  16. SibugiChai

    SibugiChai Regular Member

    Joined:
    Nov 20, 2005
    Messages:
    4,331
    Likes Received:
    71
    Occupation:
    YAB
    Location:
    malaysia
    He is taller than taufik, only 15,,,

    usually men grow till 18-19
     
  17. markuswair

    markuswair Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2012
    Messages:
    214
    Likes Received:
    0
    Occupation:
    Student
    Location:
    Indonesia
    Good luck jojo for tom's QF! If today you could vanquish the 2nd seed, there's no reason you can't pass tom's test! :)
     
  18. miksss

    miksss Regular Member

    Joined:
    Apr 22, 2010
    Messages:
    11,413
    Likes Received:
    33
    Location:
    Red Blood-White Bone
  19. samuelkirk05

    samuelkirk05 Regular Member

    Joined:
    Oct 30, 2012
    Messages:
    84
    Likes Received:
    0
    Occupation:
    Student
    Location:
    Las Islas Filipinas
    Look at his legs.
     
  20. markuswair

    markuswair Regular Member

    Joined:
    Jul 31, 2012
    Messages:
    214
    Likes Received:
    0
    Occupation:
    Student
    Location:
    Indonesia
    Wow, it is apparent from the pics that his tall stature and well-built body supports his 'speed&power' style... He could be the next Lin Dan or LCW, but not Taufik (well, Taufik's is more of a 'beauty' style)
     

Share This Page