Srikanth Kidambi, Malaysia Masters 2025 Badminton Final Live Updates: Indian shuttler looks to clinch title vs Li Shifeng

“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.

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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.”