Korea Masters: Vitidsarn, Wardani Break Title Drought
Five different countries topped the podium at the Korea Masters 2024, with singles winners Kunlavut Vitidsarn and Putri Kusuma Wardani claiming their season’s first title.
· DEV SUKUMAR
Vitidsarn finally added a gold medal to his resume since winning the World Championships over a year ago. The world champion held off the challenge of upcoming Chinese Wang Zheng Xing in a close match, 21-18 21-18, and acknowledged how important the victory was.
“Really happy because I hadn’t won a title this year,” said Vitidsarn. “This tournament is special and I need to keep it going. I still have an injury, but I could control it. I need points for the (HSBC BWF) World Tour Finals, and there are only two tournaments left.”
Wardani’s title drought stretched back even further, although the Indonesian has struck a great patch of form this year, with finals at the Taipei Open and the Hong Kong Open, besides finishing semifinalist at the Denmark Open. Her title had come at the Orleans Masters (Super 100) in April 2022, while her last Super 300 title was the Spain Masters in May 2021.