2025 BWF World Championships: Ran Aground In The Semifinals, Putri KW Gets A Bronze Medal

Putri Kusuma Wardani lost in the semifinals of the 2025 BWF World Championships. (photo: Doc. PBSI)

JAKARTA Putri Kusuma Wardani is confirmed to only get a bronze medal from the 2025 BWF World Championship (World Championship 2025) after it ran aground in the semifinals.

The 23-year-old badminton player's move stopped in the top four after losing against Akane Yamaguchi (Japan) with a final score of 21-17, 14-21, 21-6 on Saturday, August 30, 2025 evening WIB.

"For the whole, I feel satisfied with today's performance because I can play rubber games," said Putri in a statement received from PBSI Public Relations.

This defeat made Putri have to settle for a bronze medal. She ended the drought of the Indonesian women's singles medal after a decade since Lindaweni Fanetri in Jakarta in 2015.

However, Putri's defeat against Akane made the Indonesian women's singles fail to end the fast for a gold medal that has lasted 32 years since Susi Susanti in the 1993 edition.

"It's amazing to be able to get a bronze medal from here. If it can be repeated back it feels sad too, but I can be here now thanks to the parents and the people behind me who continue to support me," said Putri.

Can reach the semifinals at the 2025 BWF World Championships, making Putri automatically become the number one women's singles in Indonesia early tomorrow to replace Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.

"Obviously I want a better ranking from now on and I want to show people that I can also compete at the top ten in the world," hoped Putri.

Putri is the only representative of Indonesia who can reach the semifinals at this year's BWF World Championships. Indonesia itself sent a total of 12 representatives.