JAKARTA – Kusuma Wardani lost again to Wang Zhi Yi, which ended his run in the quarterfinals of the 2026 Malaysia Open.
The sixth had to bury his tournament dream in a direct two-game match against the number two badminton player in the world with a final score of 17-21 and 18-21 on Friday January 9, 2026.
“Firstly, I want to thank God that there were no injuries. For the whole day, I am more satisfied than in the previous two matches because I can play freely and come out more and improve,” Putri said.
This defeat prolonged Putri’s suffering against the Chinese player. In all of their seven competitive matchups, Putri has never been the winner.
In addition to her poor record against Wang, Princess also failed to achieve victories against other elite players. The other two names she has yet to lock down are world number one An Se-young and former world number one Akane Yamaguchi.
The girl will next appear in the BWF Super 750 India Open to be held next week. There, she also set a goal of achieving better results than during her trip to the Axiata Arena.
“Next week I want to reach the semi-final first. I hope that every game, until we can reach the semi-final, we will play well and we will play without any burden,” Putri said.
Putri is the second Indonesian representative to be eliminated in the quarter-final. Previously, the women’s doubles Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma/Meilysa Trias Puspitasari had already managed to return.
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