JAKARTA Putri Kusuma Wardani or Putri KW is targeted to be able to penetrate the elite ranks after she gets the latest results to become runner-up in the Hylo Open 2025 event in Germany last weekend.
The Tangerang-born badminton player failed to bring home the title from the Super 500 BWF level event after losing against Mia Blichfeldt (Denmark) with a score of 11-21, 21-7, and 12-21 on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
The coach of the Main Women's Singles Head of Pelatnas PBSI, Imam Tohari, said that successfully advancing to the Hylo Open 2025 final was a significant step forward from Putri.
"My target is that Putri can enter the top five in the world. This is not impossible if the progress continues as it is now," said Imam in a statement received.
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Hylo Open 2025 is the only tournament in this year's BWF tour calendar where Putri has succeeded in majoring in the final. In previous tournaments, her furthest journey was the semifinals.
The 23-year-old badminton player's appearance is considered less consistent. Prior to the final match in Germany, he returned home in the second round of the Denmark Open and the first round of the French Open 2025.
Imam said that overall Putri experienced improved performance in terms of technical, physical, and strategy throughout 2025, but consistency was still homework.
"At the Hylo Open, Putri's performance is actually quite good. It's just that, her focus on the field is sometimes lost and it makes a lot of mistakes by herself," he said.
Even though he had to settle for runner-up, Imam assessed that the result was still a signal of progress for Putri KW, who is now starting to find a stable rhythm at the world elite level.
He emphasized that the main focus in the future is fixing technical details and performance consistency.
"In terms of technique, top balls such as smashes need to be more varied. Physically, speed and power must also be increased again. Most importantly, focus on the field must be maintained," said Imam.
Princess is currently the best women's singles that Indonesia has. She now sits in seventh place in the world, ahead of Gregoria Mariska Tunjung who is ranked 11th.
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