JAKARTA – Jonatan Christie’s men’s singles managed to qualify for the second round of the Malaysia Open 2022. He earned his ticket after beating Indian representative Sameer Verma.
Jonathan had to fight for three matches, 21-14, 13-21 and 21-7 at Field 3 Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on Tuesday June 28, 2022. It was Jonathan’s second win in four encounters with Verma .
In the round of 16 later, Jonathan will meet the winner of the match Tommy Sugiarto against Kenta Nishimoto. The two of them were arguing when this news was written.
Besides Jonathan, the second-round ticket was also secured by Anthony Sinisuka Ginting. The sixth seed also knocked out India’s representative Sai Praneeth B.
Anthony is also likely to be able to fight representatives from Indonesia in the second round if Chico Dwi Aura Wardoyo manages to beat Sitthikom Thammasin. This match was also in progress when this news was published.
Besides the men’s singles, Indonesia also placed several representatives of other numbers in the second round.
Among them are mixed doubles Rinov Rival/Pitha Haningtyas Mentari and Rehan Naufal Kusharjanto/Lisa Ayu Kusumawati.
Then, in ladies’ singles, there is Gregoria Mariska Tunjung. Additionally, tickets have also been secured for the women’s doubles Apriyani Rahayu/Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti.
