In Japan expanding 2025, Miyazaki Tomoka is one of the players ranked in the seed group. Miyazaki is expected to be able to go deep, in the context of the bare badminton in the next gap. She is a rare Japanese young player with good achievements at this time.
Miyazaki's opponent in the second round of women is Putri Kusuma Wardani, Indonesian player. Wardani also has good achievements recently, when she has gradually entered the top 10 strongest players in the world. Indeed, Wardani has caused many difficulties for Miyazaki in this confrontation.
Entering the match with Miyazaki, Wardani surprised by taking the initiative and leading the point early. The Indonesian player maintains the distance before the opponent even though the gap between the two sides is not too large. Miyazaki lost 17-21 in set 1, when Wardani proved to play very firmly.
At set 2, Wardani continued to take the lead soon. The Indonesian player led 11-7 at the mid-round break. After that, she slowly stretched the distance between the two sides. Wardani continued to win set 2 with a score of 21-14, thereby closing the match in 48 minutes.
The victory over Miyazaki brought Wardani in the quarterfinals. On Miyazaki's side, Japanese player showed that she was not in the best form at the moment. The Japanese player can play better next week in China to expand, where she was in the final last year.
