Srikanth Kidambi, Malaysia Masters 2025 Badminton Final Live Updates: Indian shuttler looks to clinch title vs Li Shifeng
Srikanth Kidambi vs Li Shifeng Live Score, Badminton Malaysia Masters 2025 Final Live Scorecard Online Today Match: Kidambi Srikanth is set to play his first men's singles individual final since December 2021 as as he takes on second seeded Chinese Li Shifeng in the summit clash on Sunday in Kuala Lumpur. This was after the Indian shuttler defeated Japan's Yushi Tanaka 21-18 24-22 in the semifinal on Saturday, continuing his fine run that started in the qualification rounds on Tuesday at the Axiata Arena.
World No 65 Srikanth, who is set to reenter the top 50, beat world No 13 Lu Guang Zu in the first-round of main draw, before overcoming Nhat Nguyen and Toma Junior Popov, before his Saturday win against Tanaka. Read more about his run so far here.
'I'm pretty happy. It's been a while. 'Physically I've been feeling well, but also the fact that I haven't played too many matches last year, playing qualifying, so may be kind of lost that touch of playing matches. And yeah, somehow everything worked out this time. I've been working hard last month. It's just these wins, after a very long time, that is what has been my emotions,' Srikanth told BWF after the match on Saturday.
Srikanth who became the first Indian to win four BWF titles in a season back 2017 and then led the country to its first-ever Commonwealth Games gold in the team event, has a tough task in front of him with Li Shifeng who holds the edge when it comes to head to head clashes with 3 wins out of 4 times they met.
Srikanth Kidambi after semifinal win against Yushi Tanaka. ((BWF / BadmintonPhoto)
Malaysia Masters: Why Srikanth Kidambi's stellar run to the final can be a beacon of hope for Indian badminton
Srikanth Kidambi is not a man of many words. Unlike his game on the court – full of creativity, elegance, often filled with frustration, but at other times capable of playing jaw-dropping shots – he's measured and guarded off it. So when the interviewer asked him on Saturday, after his 21-18 24-22 win at the Malaysia Masters semifinal against Yushi Tanaka, how long has it been since he reached a final on tour, he just smiled. 'I don't know, I have lost track of it.'
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