Paris Olympics: Jonatan Christie Among Top Three Seeds in Men’s Singles Badminton
Jakarta. Indonesian shuttler Jonatan Christie, commonly known as Jojo, is ranked third in the men's singles badminton event for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Alongside Jojo, Indonesia will also be represented by Anthony Sinisuka Ginting, who is seeded ninth. The top seed in the men’s singles is China's Shi Yu Qi, with Denmark's Viktor Axelsen holding the second spot.
Jojo is placed in Group L with India's Lakshya Sen, Guatemala's Kevin Cordón, and Belgium's Julien Carraggi. Meanwhile, Ginting is in Group H alongside France's Toma Junior Popov and an American representative.
Jojo and Anthony will strive to repeat the success of Alan Budikusuma and Taufik Hidayat, who won gold medals at the 1992 and 2004 Olympics.
The top seeds and their respective rankings are as follows:
- Shi Yu Qi (China)
- Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
- Jonatan Christie (Indonesia)
- Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
- Kodai Naraoka (Japan)
- Li Shi Feng (China)
- Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia)
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
- Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia)
- Loh Kean Yew (Singapore)
- Kenta Nishimoto (Japan)
- Chou Tien-chen (Taiwan)
- Prannoy HS (India)
The groupings for the men’s singles are as follows:
Group A
- Shi Yu Qi (China)
- Giovanni Toti (Italy)
- Soren Opti (Suriname)
Group C
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand)
- Kalle Koljonen (Finland)
- Julien Paul (Mauritius)
Group D
- Kenta Nishimoto (Japan)
- Brian Yang (Canada)
- Dmitriy Panarin (Kazakhstan)
Group E
- Anders Antonsen (Denmark)
- Ade Resky Dwicahyo (Azerbaijan)
- Collins-Valentine Filimon (Austria)
Group G
- Lee Zii Jia (Malaysia)
- Pablo Abián (Spain)
- Viren Nettasinghe (Sri Lanka)
Group H
- Anthony Sinisuka Ginting (Indonesia)
- Toma Junior Popov (France)
- Howard Shu (USA)
Group I
- Chou Tien-chen (Taiwan)
- Lee Cheuk Yiu (Hong Kong)
- Luis Ramón Garrido (Mexico)
Group J
- Kodai Naraoka (Japan)
- Jeon Hyeok-jin (South Korea)
- Ygor Coelho (Brazil)
Group K
- Prannoy HS (India)
- Lê Đức Phát (Vietnam)
- Fabian Roth (Germany)
Group L
- Jonatan Christie (Indonesia)
- Lakshya Sen (India)
- Kevin Cordón (Guatemala)
- Julien Carraggi (Belgium)
Group M
- Loh Kean Yew (Singapore)
- Uriel Canjura (El Salvador)
- Jan Louda (Czech Republic)
Group N
- Li Shi Feng (China)
- Anuoluwapo Juwon Opeyori (Nigeria)
- Tobias Kunzi (Switzerland)
Group P
- Viktor Axelsen (Denmark)
- Nhat Nguyen (Ireland)
- Misha Zilberman (Israel)
- Prince Dahal (Nepal)
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