Malaysia Masters 2025 Final Highlights: Li Shi Feng beats Kidambi Srikanth 21-11, 21-9; Wins fifth BWF World tour title

“I’m pretty happy. It’s been a while,” Srikanth said after the semifinal win.

“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,” he added.

Asked about his plans for the final, Srikanth said: “I haven’t really planned anything. It’s just about being physically fit, being injury-free, and then playing as many tournaments as possible. I don’t really have a target of playing the next tournaments this year.

“So it’s just about training and being physically fit and obviously if I play, I will obviously play to win. I really want to give myself enough time to recover, to train, and then play this time.”