Denmark Open 2024: Putri KW Returns The Sixth Seed

Indonesian women's singles badminton player, Putri Kusuma Wardani, in the first round of the Denmark Open 2024 (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA - Putri Kusuma Wardani has repatriated the sixth seed from Japan, Aya Ohori, to reach the second round of the Denmark Open 2024.

The 22-year-old badminton player survived in this tournament after winning two straight games 21-19 and 21-18 at Jyske Bank Arena on Wednesday, October 16, 2024.

"I am grateful to be able to win against Aya Ohori after the last meeting in Australia (Open 2024) I had to lose," said Putri in an official statement from PBSI.

This result makes Putri now ahead 2-1 win over the ninth ranked badminton player in the world.

Before the defeat in Australia, Putri had already won in their first competitive clash at the Indonesia Masters in 2023.

"Winning this time is not easy because in the second game I almost lost. I (had) been carried away by his playing pattern," said Putri.

This victory makes the two Indonesian women's singles who play in this event all still safe. Previously, one second round ticket had already been secured by Gregoria Mariska Tunjung.

Gregoria, who became the fifth seed in the event, got a ticket after stopping the host's deputy, Line Hojmark Kjaersfeldt, on Tuesday, October 15, 2024.

In the second round match, Thursday, October 17, 2024, Putri will meet Sung Shuo Yun. This single from China Taipei passed after stopping Kirsty Gilmour from Scotland.