Putri KW Eliminated in the Quarter Finals of the Malaysia Open 2025, This is the Comment of the Women’s Singles Coach

Jakarta, Beritasatu.com – Indonesian women’s singles coach Imam Tohari praised Putri Kusuma Wardani’s achievements in being able to advance to the quarter-finals of the Malaysia Open 2025. However, he regretted that the 17th ranked badminton player appeared hasty in the third game and gave up to Ratchanok Intanon.

Putri KW was eliminated in the last eight of the BWF Super 1,000 level championship after surrendering to the Thai representative with a score of 13-21, 21-15 and 16-21. He was eliminated after playing 1 hour and eight minutes.

“Princess Kusuma Wardani’s performance was very good, meaning what I expected from her appearance was in line with expectations. It was just unfortunate that in the third game he had a 1-2 point lead, but he was too hasty. “In the future we must be calmer,” said Imam Tohari.

Imam emphasized that he told Putri after the match that this was not an ordinary experience. Performance in this US$ 1.45 million dollar championship is an important experience that should always be remembered.

“Later during training, especially gym training, I will emphasize not to die too easily,” he explained.

After the 2025 Malaysia Open championship, Imam admitted that he would focus more on Gregoria Mariska Tunjung who will compete in the 2025 India Open, while Putri will not.

“I want to see him perform well and maximize what he has trained. If you practice, you can get 70 to 80% out. “At least during the match, his ability does not decrease, even if it can reach 90-100%,” said Imam.

According to Imam, in the 2025 Malaysia Open championship, Gregoria and Putri met directly in the first round. Both of them already knew each other’s strategy patterns and he couldn’t really evaluate Gregoria’s performance.

“There will be no drastic changes to Putri and Gregoria’s playing styles. There are just a few points that I would add to the training program. “So far it’s been good, we just need to add a few more aspects, especially the mental aspect of the match,” said Imam regarding Gregoria and Putri’s performance at the 2025 Malaysia Open.