Putri Kusuma Wardani reaches Denmark Open quarter-finals
Putri beat Taiwan's Huang Yu Hsun 21-19, 21-8 after a closely contested opening game in Odense.
Putri Kusuma Wardani advanced to the Denmark Open 2026 quarter-finals with a straight-games victory over Huang Yu Hsun of Taiwan on 15 October. She won 21-19, 21-8 at SJF Bank Arena in Odense.
The opening game featured several changes of lead. Putri moved 3-0 ahead before Huang overtook her. After drawing level at 7-7, Putri briefly regained the advantage at 8-7, but Huang reached the interval with an 11-9 lead.
Huang used her net play to put Putri under pressure. Putri responded and established an 18-15 advantage, only for Huang to bring the score back to 19-19. Putri then took the final two points to secure the game.
Putri built a wider lead in the second game, moving from 5-2 to 11-2 at the interval. A drop shot extended her advantage to 12-2. Huang later narrowed the score to 14-5, but Putri pushed ahead to 18-5 before completing the win at 21-8.
