All England 2026: KW's daughter meets An Se-young

Putri Kusuma Wardani in the second round of the 2026 All England (doc. PBSI).

JAKARTA - Putri Kusuma Wardani managed to advance to the 2026 All England quarter finals and got a difficult test in that stage because she had to face the world number one shuttler from South Korea, An Se-young.

The Tangerang-born badminton player got an eight-person ticket after stopping Kim Ga-eun in a two-game match that took place tightly with a final score of 25-23 and 21-15 on Thursday, March 5, 2026.

"For the whole, I am quite satisfied with today's game. Because in the first match I only played up to 11 points, so I am still a little out of breath," said Putri in a statement received.

Putri previously had a match that didn't drain her energy when she met Mia Blichfeldt in the first round of the world's oldest badminton event. She was ahead 11-1 when the Danish women's singles withdrew due to injury.

In the quarterfinals, Putri's physical and mental strength must certainly be much greater to be able to stop An Se-young. The badminton player who won the 2024 Olympic gold medal is famous for being very strong on the field and it is very difficult to be stopped by any player.

"Of course I want to play without burden. I'm curious because I've met a lot of people, but I can only take one game. I don't want to think too much, the important thing is before the shuttlecock falls, it must be chased," said Putri.

An Se-young reached the quarterfinals after stopping Lin Hsiang Ti from China Taipei in a two-game match 21-15 and 21-11. He also previously won easily 21-8 and 21-6 versus Neslihan Arin from Turkey in the first round.

On paper, Putri has never won against An Se-young in the previous eight competitive clashes. During that period, he only secured two games, namely at the 2023 Indonesia Masters and last year's BWF World Tour Final.