Up Next: - Kidambi Srikanth (IND) Vs Yushi Tanaka (JPN)

Kidambi became the first Indian singles player to reach the semi-final on the BWF World Tour Super 500 or above in 2025. This was also his first S500 semi-final after three years.

He had an exceptional journey at the tournament, coming from the qualifiers to now reaching the semi-final, and Kidambi will now aim to better this and reach the final after a long time

He will now take on another higher-ranked opponent, Yushi Tanaka of Japan, who has been on an upward track since last year. This will be the first meeting between the two players.