Among the five Indonesian representatives present was Jonatan Christie who faced Malaysian men's singles Lee Ji Zia. It is expected that this match will not be easy for Jojo – Jonathan's nickname, as Lee was able to offer tough resistance in the previous encounter.
Statistics from Sofascore.com show that Jojo and Lee have both won four times in their previous eight meetings. However, Lee looks stronger as all his victories have come in the last four meetings, including in the round of 16 of the 2023 World Championship.
Jojo himself last beat Lee during their clash in the round of 16 of the Singapore Open in 2019. At that time, Jojo managed to beat him in 31 minutes with a score of 21-13, 21-12. However, Jojo still has good capital in the next meeting as he is the fifth seed.
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Besides Jojo, there is still the mixed doubles pair Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati who should need more motivation to face Ye Hong Wei/Lee Chia Hsin in the round of 16 of the Indian Open 2024. Because that Rehan/Lisa were beaten by the Taiwanese representative in the first meeting at the 2022 Asian Games.
Here is the full schedule or order of appearance of the Indonesian representatives in the round of 16 of the India Open 2024 which will take place on three courts at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall, New Delhi, on Thursday, January 18 from 09:00 local time or 10:30 am WIB:
Indoor Hall Court 2 KD Jadhav
1. Gregoria Mariska Tunjung vs. Yeo Jia Min (Singapore)
5. Ye Hong Wei/LeeChia Hsin (Taiwan) vs. Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati
7. Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia) vs. Jonatan Christie
Indoor Hall Court 3 KD Jadhav
8. Kenta Nishimoto (Japan) vs. Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
12. Fajar Alfian/Muhammad Rian Ardianto vs. Rasmus Kjaer/Frederik Sogaard (Denmark)
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(KAH)
