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Malaysia Masters: Kidambi Srikanth loses to Li Shi Feng in final - Highlights
Catch all the highlights from the men's singles final of the 2025 Malaysia Masters on Sunday.
Kidambi Srikanth in action in the final of the 2025 Malaysia Masters. (Photo Credits: Sony)
The finals day of the BWF World Tour Super 500 Tournament, the Malaysia Masters, began at Axiata Arena in Bukit Jalil, Malaysia, on Sunday.
Indian maestro Kidambi Srikanth was the only Indian in the final. He took on second-seeded Li Shi Feng of China in the men's singles title clash at 11:15 AM IST.
The former world no.1 Kidambi was eyeing his first-ever title on the BWF World Tour, which could have been the first title for any Indian shuttler in 2025.
As it happened:
Live Updates
- 25 May 2025 7:11 AM GMT
Feng is using his strength to induce power in his diagonal smashes, troubling Kidambi on backhand
Game 1: Kidambi Srikanth (IND) 8-14 Li Shi Feng (CHN)
- 25 May 2025 7:08 AM GMT
Kidambi's powerful smash hits the net as Feng takes a big lead at the mid-game interval
Game 1: Kidambi Srikanth (IND) 6-11 Li Shi Feng (CHN)
- 25 May 2025 7:03 AM GMT
Kidambi's cross-net drop shot hits the net as Li Shi maintains his lead
Game 1: Kidambi Srikanth (IND) 3-5 Li Shi Feng (CHN)
- 25 May 2025 7:00 AM GMT
Kidambi starts the match with the first point on an easy kill on the net
Game 1: Kidambi Srikanth (IND) 1-0 Li Shi Feng (CHN)
- 25 May 2025 6:15 AM GMT
The men's singles finals match will be delayed to 12:00 PM
The women's singles final pushed to the deciding game, forcing the schedule to move ahead by half an hour.
- 25 May 2025 5:45 AM GMT
Kidambi and Srikanth to face each other for the second time this year
Kidambi had a poor record against Li Shi Feng on the international circuit. This will be the overall fifth meeting between the two players.
H2H record: Kidambi 1-3 Li Shi Feng
Kidambi lost his last three meetings against Feng, which included the crucial gold medal match at the team event of the Asian Games 2023 in China.
Last meeting: Kidambi 15-21, 11-21 Li Shi Feng at the round of 16 match at the Swiss Open 2025.
