China Masters: Finals Equation Become Simpler for Some
Jonatan Christie kept alive his slim hopes of earning a place in the Top 8 for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2024 with a gutsy 21-17 19-21 21-11 win over Loh Kean Yew.
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It was a must win match for both men. Christie was happy that he didn’t make the same mistake as last week when giving up a 17-10 lead in the deciding game.
“I'm still adjusting to the conditions here. My adaptation is not yet optimal. Today I still had difficulty controlling the shuttlecock and the atmosphere on the court. Several times I was still looking for the feeling,” he said.
“In the third game I just thought about not repeating what happened at the Kumamoto Masters last week (against Leong Jun Hao). I just had to focus as much as possible point by point. When you are ahead, you need to keep pressing, and not lower the tempo.”