JAKARTA Badminton player Putri Kusuma Wardani targets to reach the final round at the Swiss Open 2025. She only needs one more step to achieve it.
The 22-year-old badminton player will play in the semifinals against former world number one from China, Chen Yufei, at St. Jakobshalle Arena, Basel, on Saturday, March 22, 2025, this afternoon.
"I want to exceed the achievements at the Thailand Masters last time. So, hopefully I can play well, show my best and qualify for the final to get on the podium," he said in a statement.
Putri managed to enter the semifinals in Switzerland after recording a convincing victory against the Chinese women's singles, Han Qian Xi, which ended with a score of 21-7 and 21-12.
This is the second semifinal played by Putri in this year's tour calendar. She previously managed to reach the same round in Thailand in January 2025 yesterday.
"Compared to the two matches yesterday, I am quite satisfied with today's performance. Not because I was able to win with a convincing score, but in the field my performance also improved," said Putri.
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On paper Putri, who is the fourth seed in Switzerland, has a record of winning-0-2 against Chen Yufei. He lost the latest rubber game in the second round of All England 2025 last week.
As for one other defeat, he suffered when they met in the same round at the Denmark Open 2023. At that time Putri suffered the defeat of two straight games.
Putri is one of three Indonesian representatives who reached the semifinals in Switzerland. The other two representatives are Febriana Dwi Puji Kusuma/Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi and Muhammad Shohibul Fikri/Daniel Marthin.
The semifinals of Switzerland will begin at 12.00 local time or 18.00 western Indonesia time (WIB).
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