Jonatan became public about his relationship with Shania Junianatha in 2020, and they became engaged in December 2021, according to reports.
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Leonardus Jonatan Christie was born on 15 September 1997. He is an Indonesian professional badminton player. He is a member of the Tangkas Specs club and specializes in the singles category. At the 2017 SEA Games and the 2018 Asian Games, he won the men’s singles competition. Christie was a member of Indonesia’s successful Thomas Cup team in 2020. Ivan is his brother’s name. After Christie advanced to the semifinals of the 2012 National Championships in Solo, Central Java, he was invited to join the Indonesian national squad in 2012. Christie, then 15 years old, won his first international senior championship in the Indonesia International Challenge in July 2013 after defeating the more seasoned Alamsyah Yunus, then 11 years older, by scores of 21-17, 21-10.
Christie began his 2022 campaign by losing in the second round of the German Open. Christie tested positive for COVID-19 after the competition. Fortunately, he underwent two tests and came out negative, allowing him to travel to Birmingham for the All-England Open. In the All-England quarterfinals, he fell to Chou Tien-Chen. Christie later triumphed in the Swiss Open, his first victory on the BWF World Tour since 2019. He came in second place against Chinese player Weng Hongyang at the Korea Open in April. Then, after competing against Lee Zii Jia, he came in second place at the Badminton Asia Championships. He did, however, exit the BWF World Championships in 2022 in the quarterfinals. Christie qualified for the 2022 BWF World Tour Finals despite a few more early exits. He advanced to the semifinals before falling to colleague and eventual runner-up Anthony Sinisuka Ginting.
Christie was ranked third at the beginning of the 2023 season. He lost to Kenta Nishimoto in the second round of the season-opening Malaysia Open. He advanced to the India Open semifinals the following week but lost to top seed Viktor Axelsen. Christie defeated teammate Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo to win the Indonesia Masters. He won the Super 500 tournament for the first time in history and, along with Wardoyo, made it the first all-Indonesian men’s singles final since 2013. Christie participated in the All England Open in March but was defeated by Weng Hongyang in the opening round. Christie participated in the Asian Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in late April but had to withdraw due to illness after the first round.
Jonatan became public about his relationship with Shania Junianatha in 2020, and they became engaged in December 2021, according to reports. Shania Junianatha was a former member of the JKT48 idol group.
No, He does not have a child.
Shania Junianatha was born on June 27, 1998. She was a former first-generation JKT48 member from Bekasi, Indonesia, and a singer and musician before joining JKT48. After Melody Nurramdhani Laksani graduated from JKT48, Shania served as the second JKT48 captain while serving on Team J during her final time as a member of JKT48. Additionally, when Shania was the captain of JKT48, she also started working as a teacher at the academy. Shania was a part of Team J from 2011 till her graduation day, never moving teams. She is the second longest-tenured first-generation member (behind Gaby).
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