Putri Kusuma Wardani

Trained in Exist Jakarta club,^[1] Wardani joined the Indonesia national training center in 2018.^[3] In the national tournament, she was part of the Exist team that won the 2018 Superliga Junior.^[4] She was selected to join national team squad to compete at the 2018 Asian and World Junior Championships, and secured bronze medals in both tournaments.^[5][6] At the age of 16, she reached the final of a senior tournament Bangladesh International Challenge but proved second best to Vietnamese player Nguyễn Thùy Linh.^[7]

In 2019, Wardani finished as finalist at the Junior Grand Prix tournament Jaya Raya Junior International. Later she won the Jakarta Junior International Series beating her compatriot Maharani Sekar Batari.^[8] In the team event, she helped the National team finish as runner-up in the Asian Junior and won the first Suhandinata Cup for Indonesia by defeating China in the mixed team final of the World Junior Championships.^[9][10]

In 2021, Wardani claimed her first Super 300 event title at the Spain Masters by defeating Line Christophersen of Denmark in the final at the age of 18.^[11] She then won the Czech Open and Bangladesh International.^[12][13]

In 2022, Wardani was featured on the Indonesian women's winning team at the Asia Team Championships.^[14] Wardani claimed her second World Tour title at the Orléans Masters by defeating Iris Wang in the final in a close rubber game.^[15] In May, she competed at the SEA Games, and won a silver medal in the women's team event and a bronze in the individual event.^[16][17] In her debut at the World Championships, she was immediately eliminated in the first round to Soniia Cheah.^[18]

Entering the 2023 season, Wardani began to regularly participate in the BWF grade 2 events. In the nine BWF World Tours she participated in during the first semester of 2023, her best performance was reaching the quarter-finals in the Swiss Open, Orléans Masters and Taipei Open.^[19][20][21] The rest, she had to suffer defeat in the early rounds of the Indonesia Masters,^[22] Thailand Masters,^[23] Spain Masters,^[24] Malaysia Masters,^[25] Thailand Open and Indonesia Open.^[26][27] She also took part in her second Asian Championships, but had to lose in the first round.^[28] Apart from that, she was also a member of the Indonesian team that competed in the Asia Mixed Team Championships and Sudirman Cup, but the team had to fall in the quarter-finals in both events.^[29][30]

In the second semester of 2023, Wardani navigated a demanding period of her career characterized by a series of tough draws against the world's elite. Following her early-season efforts, the latter half of the year saw her frequently tested by top-tier opposition, resulting in several early-round exits. In July, she lost to An Se-young in the second round of the Korea Open.^[31] In August, she loss to Sim Yu-jin at the Australian Open,^[32] and showed remarkable tenacity in the second round of the World Championships, forcing He Bingjiao to a rubber.^[33] In September, she lost to Akane Yamaguchi and Han Yue at the China and Hong Kong Open respectively.^[34][35] At the Hangzhou Asian Games she lost to He Bingjiao in the team event, and eliminated by P. V. Sindhu in the third round of the individual women's singles.^[36] In October, she was soundly defeated by Chen Yufei in the Denmark Open,^[37] and then lost to Carolina Marín at the French Open.^[38]

Wardani experienced a remarkable resurgence that signaled her return to top-tier competitiveness in 2024. Early in the year, she played a key role in the Asia Team Championships, where her efforts helped the Indonesian squad reach the semi-finals to secure a bronze medal. This collective success paved the way for her individual breakthrough during the September Asian swing, where she reached back-to-back finals at the Taipei and the Hong Kong Open. These performances showcased a newfound tactical maturity and mental grit, especially as she took down several higher-ranked opponents.^[39][40] The ultimate validation of her hard work came in November at the Korea Masters, where she ended her title drought with a dominant performance to claim the title.^[41]

In 2025, Wardani significantly improving her performance from the previous year to reach a career-high world ranking of number 6.^[42] Her season was highlighted by a historic run at the |World Championships in Paris, where she broke a ten-year medal drought for Indonesian women's singles by securing the bronze medal.^[43] Her season began with a triumphant start as she was part of the Indonesian squad to win the Asia Team Championships.^[44][45] She was selected to join the Indonesia squad at the Sudirman Cup, where the team finished in the semi-finals and won the bronze medal.^[46] Wardani reached her first final of the year at the Hylo Open in October where she lost to Mia Blichfeldt.^[47] Her next final also end in a lost which she was beaten by An Se-young in Australian Open.^[48] In December, she made her second appearance at the SEA Games, and snatched the silver medal in the team event and bronze in women's singles.^[49][50] She qualified to compete in the World Tour Finals in Hangzhou, finishing third in the group stage.^[51]

Wardani started the season with quarter-finals appearances in the first two Super 1000 (Malaysia Open and All England Open).^[52][53] On the next week after the All England Open, Wardani reached the final of the Swiss Open, only to lost the match against Supanida Katethong.^[54]

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2025	Adidas Arena, Paris, France	Akane Yamaguchi	17–21, 21–14, 6–21	Bronze	[43]

Women's singles

Year	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2021	Bac Giang Gymnasium, Bắc Giang, Vietnam	Pornpawee Chochuwong	16–21, 9–21	Bronze	[17]
2025	Gymnasium 4 Thammasat University Rangsit Campus, Pathum Thani, Thailand	Supanida Katethong	18–21, 16–21	Bronze	[50]

The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,^[55] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.^[56]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Level	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2021	Spain Masters	Super 300	Line Christophersen	21–15, 21–10	Winner	[11]
2022	Orléans Masters	Super 100	Iris Wang	7–21, 21–19, 21–18	Winner	[15]
2024	Taipei Open	Super 300	Sim Yu-jin	17–21, 13–21	Runner-up	[39]
2024	Hong Kong Open	Super 500	Han Yue	18–21, 7–21	Runner-up	[40]
2024	Korea Masters	Super 300	Han Qianxi	21–14, 21–14	Winner	[41]
2025	Hylo Open	Super 500	Mia Blichfeldt	11–21, 21–7, 12–21	Runner-up	[47]
2025	Australian Open	Super 500	An Se-young	16–21, 14–21	Runner-up	[48]
2026	Swiss Open	Super 300	Supanida Katethong	11–21, 15–21	Runner-up	[54]

Women's singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2018	Bangladesh International	Nguyễn Thùy Linh	18–21, 19–21	Runner-up	[7]
2021	Czech Open	Siti Nurshuhaini	21–16, 21–5	Winner	[12]
2021	Bangladesh International	Tasya Farahnailah	21–12, 21–8	Winner	[13]

  BWF International Challenge tournament

  BWF International Series tournament

  BWF Future Series tournament

Girls' singles

Year	Tournament	Opponent	Score	Result	Ref
2019	Jakarta Junior International	Maharani Sekar Batari	21–19, 21–18	Winner	[8]
2019	Jaya Raya Junior International	Dai Wang	21–13, 11–21, 19–21	Runner-up	[57]

  BWF Junior International Grand Prix tournament

  BWF Junior International Challenge tournament

  BWF Junior International Series tournament

  BWF Junior Future Series tournament

Key

• Junior level

• Senior level

• Junior level

• Senior level