‘Win or Go Home’
The assignment is clear at the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals 2024 and Jonatan Christie knows it.
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“It's do or die for me and Kunlavut (Vitidsarn) in the next match. We both need to win,” Christie said after reviving his semifinal hopes with a 21-12 21-11 result over Kodai Naraoka. “It's win or go home,” the Indonesian added matter-of-factly.
Yesterday, Christie lost his opening match 16-21 21-17 8-21 to Shi Yu Qi while Vitidsarn defeated Naraoka. The Thai went down 21-14 19-21 23-25 to Shi today, turning his last Group B match with Christie a winner-takes-all clash. Naraoka is eliminated after two straight games defeats.
Christie, who became a father to baby Leander Jayden in August, shared: “To reset myself after losing to Shi, I had a video call with my son and I felt so much better.