Odense, Denmark – โJonathan Christieโค is headed to the Denmark Openโ 2025 final โafter a hard-fought victory over seventh-seeded Alexโข Lanier in three games early Sunday morning WIB. The Indonesian men’s singles player overcame a first-game deficit to secure his place โคin the championship match.
Christie defeated Lanier 11-21,21-8,21-13 in a 58-minute semifinal at Jyske Bank Arena. The win marks a significant achievement for Christie, continuing a strong showing for Indonesia at the tournament following the earlier โฃsuccess of Fajar Alfian and Muhammad โShohibul Fikri.
The match began with Lanier dominatingโ the first game, building a substantial lead with a seven-point streak to go ahead 8-3. Christie struggled to find his rhythm, committing unforced errors that allowed Lanierโ to extend his โadvantage and ultimately โขclaim the first gameโ 21-11.
Responding decisively,โ Christie turned the tables โin the second game, racing to โan 11-2 lead at the interval. โhe continued hisโค momentum, winning the game 21-8โ and forcing a deciding rubberโข game.
The third game proved to be a tight contest initially, but Christieโ gained control by winning three consecutive points to lead 11-8 at the interval. He extended โhis lead after the break with another three-pointโ streak, moving ahead 14-8. Christieโ ultimately reached match point at 20-13 after a Lanier smash โขwent into the net,โ and closed out the match 21-13 withโฃ a well-placed cross-court shot.
In the final, Christie will face top-seeded Shi Yu Qi of China, who earlierโ defeated โViktor Axelsen to secureโฃ his spot inโฃ the championship.
(nds/adp)
