Currently ranked 65th in the badminton rankings, Srikanth defeated world No. 23 Yushi Tanaka 21-18, 24-22 in a hard-fought semi-final contest which lasted 49 minutes.
Former World No. 1 Kidambi Srikanth registered a win over France's Toma Junior Popov in the quarterfinals and progressed to the semi-finals of the Malaysia Masters 2025 badminton tournament in Bukit Jalil, as reported by Olympics.com
Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and Lakshya Sen both lost their opening-round matches in the French Open Super 750 tournament to exit the tournament on Wednesday.
Orleans [France], April 4 (ANI): Indian shuttler Mithun Manjunath had to settle for a silver medal after losing to Toma Junior Popov in the final of the men's singles event at Orleans Masters 2022 in France on Sunday.
Paris [France], March 28 (ANI): France's Toma Junior Popov on Sunday defeated Denmark's Mads Christophersen to win the men's singles title at the Orleans Masters.