Indonesia Open 2026: Putri Gagal Putus Dominasi Chen Yufei
Indonesia Open 2026: Putri Gagal Putus Dominasi Chen Yufei JAKARTA - Keinginan pebulu tangkis Putri Kusuma Wardani untuk menghentikan dominasi Chen Yufei kembali gagal ketika keduanya berhadapan di babak perempat final Indonesia Open 2026.
Putri could not continue her journey to the semifinals of the BWF Super 1000 event after losing the two-game match 13-21 and 20-22 at Istora Senayan, Jakarta, on Friday, June 5, 2026.
The opportunity that Putri had to make the match longer was actually very open in the second game when she was ahead 18-11. However, six consecutive points from the opponent after that changed the course of the match.
"Actually, I am quite satisfied with my game and the way I played. In the second game, I was quite far ahead so I could rubber a little more. That's what made me a little disappointed," said Putri after the match.
This latest defeat extends the record of never winning the Princess over the Chinese shuttlecock. This is her fourth defeat in the competitive arena against the 2020 Tokyo Olympics gold medal winner.
The three previous defeats occurred in the first round of the 2023 Denmark Open as well as the second round of the All England and the semifinals of the Swiss Open last year.
"What makes Chen Yufei difficult is his focus. When he is behind, he still tries to get one point, one point. Even though he is quite far behind, but he is from the focus and consistency of his game is very strong," said Putri.
The next princess will compete in the BWF Super 750 Japan Open which will take place on July 14-19, 2026. This means that the badminton player born in Tangerang will miss the BWF Super 500 Australia Open 2026 next week.
Putri said that she would improve her shortcomings to go down in Japan later. He said that physical endurance and playing mindset were the two main aspects that needed to be improved.
"Keeping focus on the field really drains energy. When playing against the world's top four shuttlers, I think it really has to be from the beginning, not a little bit of a gap. If you get a hole once, you have to really keep it until the end," he said.
The defeat suffered by Putri made the Indonesian women's singles no longer have any hope. The 23-year-old shuttler is the only women's singles player to be relegated in this tournament.
Meanwhile, Chen Yufei who qualified for the semifinals will face a tough test against world number one shuttler, An Se-young. The South Korean shuttler qualified after defeating Thailand's seventh seed Pornpawee Chochuwong.