KUALA LUMPUR: Men's singles shuttler Leong Jun Hao has stunned home favourite and world No. 3 Jonatan Christie to reach the second round of the Indonesian Open. World No. 32 Jun Hao, who was promoted from the reserves list and was making his debut in a World Tour Super 1000 competition, fought brilliantly to pull off...
PETALING JAYA: Former international Rashid Sidek says there are no clear favourites in the men’s singles at the Asian Games and this an ideal situation for Lee Zii Jia and Ng Tze Yong to take advantage of the situation in Hangzhou. Defending champion Jonatan Christie of Indonesia, who triumphed in Jakarta five years ago, sent...
HONG KONG (AFP): Jonatan Christie became the first Indonesian to win the Hong Kong Open men's singles title in 25 years after a fierce battle with Japan's Kenta Nishimoto, whose compatriot Akane Yamaguchi claimed the women's title. Christie was pushed all the way by world number 15 Nishimoto after dropping the first game 12-21. But he managed...
