english.jpnn.com, INGGRIS - Jonatan Christie performed stunningly in the last 16 of the 2022 All England, eliminating Thai representative Kunlavut Vitidsarn.
Competing at the Arena Birmingham, Friday (18/3) early morning West Indonesian time, Jonatan won two straight games with a score of 21-16 and 21-19 in just 46 minutes.
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In this match, Vitidsarn looked less than perfect after suffering abrasions on his hands.
Seeing this, Jonatan, who is now ranked eighth in the world, continued to press and eventually excelled in the first interval with a score of 11-6.
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After the break, the 2022 German Open champion seemed unable to do much, so he gave up the first game for Jonatan with a score of 21-16.
In the second game, 20-year-old Vitidsarn tried to take over the course of the match by pressing Jonatan.
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Unfortunately, Jonatan's momentum was unbreakable, so that Vitidsarn fell behind at the interval with a score of 9-11.
Jonatan, who started to feel comfortable, loosened his attacks. Vitidsarn read the opportunity and succeeded in leading 15-14.
However, Jonatan eventually took over and won the second game with a score of 21-19.
With this result, Jojo will challenge Chou Tien Chen (Taiwan) in the quarter-finals.
The world number four player advanced to the last eight after defeating Malaysia's Liew Daren with a score of 18-21, 21-13, and 21-9 in 58 minutes.
Jonatan followed Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, who also advanced to the quarter-finals.
In the last 16, Ginting beat India's Kidambi Srikanth through a rubber game with a score of 9-21, 21-18, and 12-19.
Ginting will challenge a tough opponent from Denmark, Viktor Axelsen, who defeated Dutch representative Mark Caljouw. (mcr16/mcr20/jpnn)
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