Easy foe: Christian Adinata will meet Kantaphon Wangcharoen of Thailand. — IZZRAFIQ ALIAS/The Star
KUALA LUMPUR: He was named after the legendary doubles player Christian Hadinata but is making a name for himself as Indonesia’s up-and-coming men’s singles shuttler.
Newly-crowned SEA Games champion Christian Adinata’s father Dedy Gunawan was an ardent fan of the famous Hadinata, who was a multiple world champion and a legendary men’s doubles coach.
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