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Jonatan Christie Faces Lin Chun-Yi in India Open 2026 Men's Singles Final

Jonatan Christie of Indonesia defeated former world champion Loh Kean Yew in straight games to advance to the men's singles final at the India Open 2026. He will face Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi, who saved match points to overcome Canada's Victor Lai in a dramatic semifinal. In the women's draw, top seed An Se Young and China's Wang Zhi Yi secured their places in the championship match. The finals promise high-stakes action following a day of intense semifinal battles across all categories.

Key Points: India Open 2026 Final: Christie vs. Lin Chun-Yi

  • Christie beats former world champion Loh Kean Yew
  • Lin Chun-Yi wins three-set thriller vs. Victor Lai
  • An Se Young & Wang Zhi Yi reach women's final
  • Christie extends perfect 9-0 record over Loh
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India Open 2026: Jonatan Christie to face Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi in final

Jonatan Christie beats Loh Kean Yew to reach the India Open final, where he will face Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi. Results and highlights.

"Christie mixed his tactics and kept his nerves in key situations - Release"

New Delhi, January 18

Jonatan Christie will face Chinese Taipei's Lin Chun-Yi in the final. Lin converted the fourth match point in the decider to beat Canada's Victor Lai 21-9, 6-21, 22-20 in one hour and one minute, according to a release.

Earlier, Indonesia's Jonatan Christie mixed his tactics and kept his nerves in key situations to beat former world champion Loh Kean Yew of Singapore in the men's singles semifinals.

Third seed Christie fought back in the opening game from 5-11 to beat the Singaporean 21-18, 22-20 in 46 minutes to reach the men's singles final. Earlier, An Se Young defeated former champion Ratchnok Intanon of Thailand 21-11, 21-7, while Wang got the better of compatriot Chen Yu Fei 21-15, 23-21 in the women's singles semifinals.

In the men's singles semifinal, Loh came out all guns blazing in the opening game and went for quick winners and took an 11-5 lead. But Christie then began engaging the Singaporeans in longer rallies and relied on his defensive skills to force errors from his opponents. The Indonesian won six straight points to draw level at 15-15 and then relied on quick net taps and down-the-line smashes to pocket the opening game.

In the second game, Loh needed time to get back his focus as he sprayed a couple of smashes wide. But once he found his rhythm, it looked like the eighth seed would take the match into the decider as he opened up a 17-13 lead by keeping Christie away from the net. But the Indonesians once again went for quick attacks. Christie needed two match points to close out the match and extended his winning streak over Loh to 9-0.

Results:

Men's singles: 3-Jonatan Christie (INA) bt 8-Loh Kean Yew (SGP) 21-18, 22-20; Lin Chun-Yi (TPE) bt Victor Lai (CAN) 21-9, 6-21, 22-20

Women's singles: 1-An Se Young (KOR) bt 7-Ratchanok Intanon (THA) 21-11, 21-7; 2-Wang Zhi Yi (CHN) bt 4-Chen Yu Fei (CHN) 21-15, 23-21

Women's doubles: 1-Liu Sheng Shu/Tan Ning (Chn) bt 6-Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee (Kor) 21-12; 17-21, 21-14; 5-Yuki Fukushima/Mayu Matsumoto (Jpn) bt 2-Pearly Tan/Thinaah Muralitharan (Mas) 21-16, 21-13

Mixed doubles: 3-Dechapol Puavaranukroh/Supissara Paewsampran (Tha) bt 1-Feng Yan Zhe/Huang Dong Ping (Chn) 16-21, 21-19, 21-16; 4-Liang Wei Keng/Wang Chang (CHN) bt Kang Min Hyuk/Ki Dong Ju (KOR) 22-20, 21-18.

- ANI

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Sarah B
Lin Chun-Yi's match against Victor Lai was a rollercoaster! 21-9, then 6-21, and winning 22-20 in the third. That's some mental strength. The final should be very tactical.
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Priya S
Wish we had an Indian player in the final, but the quality of badminton on display in Delhi has been fantastic. Hats off to the organizers. Hope this inspires our youngsters!
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Vikram M
Loh Kean Yew must be so frustrated. 9-0 head-to-head against Christie is a mental block now. He had the lead in both games but couldn't close it out. Christie is just his bogey player.
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Rohit P
The women's singles results were so one-sided. An Se Young is just on another planet right now. 21-11, 21-7 against a former champion like Intanon? That's dominance.
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Michael C
Enjoyed watching the matches, but a small critique: the article focuses heavily on the men's singles. The women's doubles and mixed doubles semis also had some epic battles, like the Thai pair beating the Chinese top seeds. Would love more analysis on those.
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Kavya N
Christie vs Lin final is a clash of styles. One is a patient

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