Indonesia Open 2026: Canada's Victor Lai beats Jonatan Christie for his country's first Super 1000 title
On 7 June 2026 in Jakarta the 21-year-old won 21-19, 21-8 and ended Indonesia's men's singles title drought at the event.
The final
Canada's Victor Lai, 21, beat fifth seed Jonatan Christie of Indonesia 21-19, 21-8 in the Indonesia Open (Super 1000) final at the Istora in Jakarta on Sunday 7 June 2026, according to The Star and Badminton Pan Am.
A first for Canada
Badminton Pan Am calls Lai Canada's first Super 1000 champion and the country's biggest podium finish ever. The Star adds that the result ended a long wait for an Indonesian men's singles champion: the last was Simon Santoso in 2012.
Words from the court
Lai said the hardest thing was overcoming the pressure from the crowd, adding that he had watched many of Christie's matches while growing up. Christie said the pressure was difficult to overcome and credited Lai for being more patient, The Star reports.
Other finals
According to The Star alone, An Se-young beat Akane Yamaguchi 23-21, 21-12 in women's singles and Denmark's Mathias Christiansen and Alexandra Bøje beat China's Cheng Xing and Zhang Chi 21-19, 23-21 in mixed doubles.
Why it matters
A Canadian champion at the highest level of the circuit shows how wide the field has become.