Kidambi Srikanth Loses To Kenta Nishimoto In Canada Open Semifinal

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Last Updated:July 06, 2025, 12:03 IST

Kidambi Srikanth won the opening game before his opponent bounced back to take the next two and enter final.

Kidambi Srikanth had beaten world number six Chou Tien-Chen in the quarters. (PTI Photo)

India’s Kidambi Srikanth was defeated by Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto with scores of 21-19, 14-21, 18-21 in the semifinal of the Canada Open Super 300 badminton tournament on Saturday.

Srikanth began the match strongly, clinching the first game 21-19, but Nishimoto responded fiercely in the next two games, ultimately winning the match, which lasted one hour and 18 minutes.

In the decisive game, the scores were tied at 18-18 when Nishimoto capitalised on a weak return and then Srikanth’s wide shots twice handed the match to the Japanese player.

Earlier, Srikanth, a former world championships silver medallist who reached the finals of the Malaysia Masters in May, defeated world number six Chou Tien-Chen 21-18, 21-9 in a 43-minute quarterfinal clash on Friday.

S Sankar Muthusamy Subramanian, the 2022 World Junior Championships silver medallist, fought valiantly before losing to Nishimoto with scores of 15-21, 21-5, 17-21 in a gruelling 79-minute quarterfinal.

In women’s singles, Shriyanshi Valishetty’s impressive run ended after she lost to Denmark’s Amalie Schulz.

With PTI Inputs

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