Putri KW made Indonesia Masters 2023 a place to prove themselves

Women’s Singles Putri Kusuma Wardani is making the BWF World Tour Super 500 Indonesia Masters 2023 an event to prove that she can still compete with the best badminton players in the world.

Putri KW passed the first test by winning the first round of Indonesia Masters 2023 against Japanese representative Aya Ohori at Istora Bung Karno (GBK), Senayan, Jakarta on Wednesday with a score of 21-17, 23-25, 23-21.

The Indonesian National Police member said he is very motivated to play Istora. Because this is her debut for the 2023 season. Putri KW appeared in the first round through the qualifying lane.

“I want to beat the best players in the world. I want to prove that I am still worthy to compete with them after going through training (in the police). I don’t want to look disappointing either,” Putri KW said during a press conference. After the game.

Putri KW is determined to continue advancing to the next round. It aims to be able to earn points that influence the world ranking. Currently, the badminton player born on July 20, 2022 occupies the 44th place in the world.

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Moving on to the second round also encouraged Putri KW to do even better. This is indeed the finest achievement of the 20-year-old badminton player in Indonesia Maters.

Putri KW made his debut at the Indonesia Masters last year. At that time, she had to lift her suitcase at the start of the first round after losing to China’s women’s singles He Bing Jiao 16-21, 14-21.

It is expected that Putri KW’s next journey will not be easy. Indeed, she has the potential to face South Korean third seed Se Young An, who, until this news broke, was facing Canadian representative Michelle Li in the first round.

If that happens, Putri KW will face Se Young An for the fourth time. In the three previous meetings, this Indonesian representative had never won. Finally, they met at the 2018 Indonesia International Challenge. At that time, Putri KW lost with a score of 11-21, 19-21.

According to Putri KW, the second half will be close. Especially when you meet Se Young An. “It’s the same, maybe Se Young An is closer in his game. I also really want to face him because it’s been a long time,” Putri KW said.

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