

Introduction
Jonatan Christie (born 15 September 1997 in Jakarta) is an Indonesian badminton player. He is from PB. Tangkas Specs, a badminton club from Jakarta, capital city of Indonesia and plays in men's singles discipline. In July 2013, he won his first international senior title at the age of 15 in Indonesia International Challenge, after beating the experienced Alamsyah Yunus who is 11 years older than him in the final by 21–17, 21–10. In 2014 edition of Indonesia International Challenge, he also reached final only to lose to the Korean veteran Lee Hyun-il by 5 sets, 10–11, 11–9, 11–5, 8–11, 3–11.
Filmography
In 2009, he appeared in badminton theme film King as a supporting cast. The film directed by Ari Sihasale and dedicated to the legendary Liem Swie King also featured so many famous name in badminton world as a cameo such as, King himself, Hariyanto Arbi, Hastomo Arbi, Ellen Angelina, Ivana Lie, Rosiana Tendean, Maria Kristin Yulianti, Fransisca Ratnasari, and also younger generation like Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo,
Rafiddias Akhdan Nugroho, Cisita Joity Jansen, Uswatun Khasanah, Intan Dwi Jayanti.
Achievements
BWF International Challenge/Series
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Swiss International | 9–11, 9–11, 11–6, 11–9, 11–10 | ||
| 2014 | Indonesia International | 10–11, 11–9, 11–5, 8–11, 3–11 | ||
| 2013 | Indonesia International | 21–17, 21–10 |
- BWF International Challenge tournament
- BWF International Series tournament
Participation at Indonesian team
- 1 time at Sudirman Cup (2015)
- 1 time at Thomas Cup (2016)
- 1 time at Badminton Asia Team Championships (2016)
- 1 time at SEA Games (2015)
Performance timeline
Indonesian team
- Senior level
| Team Events | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southeast Asian Games | NH | NH | |
| Asian Games | QF | NH | |
| Asia Championships | NH | ||
| Thomas Cup | – | NH | |
| Sudirman Cup | NH | NH | |
- Junior level
| Team Events | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Asia Junior Championships | – | QF |
Individual competitions
- Senior level
| Event | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Asia Championships | R2 |
| Event | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Southeast Asian Games | QF |
- Junior level
| Event | 2013 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|
| World Junior Championships | QF | QF |
| Event | 2014 |
|---|---|
| Asia Junior Championships | QF |
| Tournament | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | Best | ||||||||||||||
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| BWF Superseries | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | R1 | R1 (2016) | |||||||||||||||||
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| A | SF | SF (2016) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | R2 | R2 (2016) | |||||||||||||||||
| GPG | A | R1 | R1 (2016) | ||||||||||||||||
| A | QF | QF | QF (2015, 2016) | ||||||||||||||||
| A | Q2 | Q2 (2015) | |||||||||||||||||
| A | R2 | R2 (2015) | |||||||||||||||||
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| A | Q2 | Q2 (2015) | |||||||||||||||||
| BWF Superseries Finals | NQ | NQ | NQ | ||||||||||||||||
| BWF Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | R2 | R2 | R2 (2015, 2016) | ||||||||||||||||
| N/A | A | R3 | R3 (2016) | ||||||||||||||||
| N/A | N/A | N/A | A | ||||||||||||||||
| A | |||||||||||||||||||
| A | QF | A | QF (2015) | ||||||||||||||||
| SS | A | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | R3 | R3 (2016) | |||||||||||||||||
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| A | R1 | R1 | R1 (2014, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||
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| R3 | A | R2 | R3 (2013) | ||||||||||||||||
| A | N/A | R3 | R3 (2015) | ||||||||||||||||
| A | QF | A | QF (2014) | ||||||||||||||||
| N/A | N/A | R3 | R3 (2015) | ||||||||||||||||
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| A | QF | QF (2015) | |||||||||||||||||
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| N/A | A | ||||||||||||||||||
| A | R3 | R3 (2015) | |||||||||||||||||
| QF | R1 | QF | QF (2013, 2015) | ||||||||||||||||
| N/A | A | ||||||||||||||||||
| N/A | N/A | A | |||||||||||||||||
Record against selected opponents
Head to head (H2H) against World Superseries finalists, World Championships semifinalists, and Olympic quarterfinalists.
Chen Long 0–2
Lin Dan 1–1
Wang Zhengming 0–1
Xue Song 0–1
Chou Tien-chen 2–0
Jan Ø. Jørgensen 0–2
Hu Yun 3–0
Simon Santoso 0–1
Tommy Sugiarto 0–1
Srikanth Kidambi 1–1
Kento Momota 0–1
Sho Sasaki 0–1
Jeon Hyeok-jin 0–3
LEE Hyun-il 1–1
Boonsak Ponsana 1–0
Nguyễn Tiến Minh 0–1