Former World No. 1 Kidambi Sikanth continued his revival in Malaysia Masters, the prestigious Super 500 tournament, by reaching the quarterfinals in Bukit Jalil on Thursday 22nd May. Sricant defeated Ireland with a higher value of nhat nguyen in direct games to book his place in the last eight -ins.
SRIKANTH, currently on 65th place, advanced to the main draw of the Super 500 tournament through the qualifying bikes. In the previous round he withdrew a great disruption by defeating the sixth seed of Lu Guang zu from China in an exhausting three games Battle-23-21, 13-21, 21-11. He introduced his improved fitness through intensive gatherings in the pre -overshadowed finals and ensured that he did not play a decisive game on Thursday.
This is the first time since October 2023 that Kidambi Sricant has reached the quarterfinals of the tournament rated Super 500 or higher. The double Olympian has endured one of the most beautiful magic of his career in the last two years, but his performance in Malaysia should offer renewed confidence for both himself and the Indian badminton contingent.
The 32-year-old man returned in his aggressive display in his 23-21, 21-17 victories over Natus Nguyen. Sricant set air with pleasure after sealing his quarterfinal berths, after the assembly, which strongly reminded the fans of the class and the quality it still has. The Indian star needed 59 minutes to close the competition, keeping the nerves at the crucial moments, and in both games he showed peace and determination.
On Friday, May 23, SRIKANTH will face world -class 18 Tom Junior Popov from France.
SRIKANTH LONE INDIAN IN SINGLY COMPETITION
But it was the end of the HS Prannoy road, which lost in the world no. 23 Jushi Tanaka in Japan in direct games during Thursday’s Thursday.
Sricant is now a lone Indian who remains in the singles competition in Malaysia Masters. None of the players of the female singles, including the double Olympic medalist PV Sindhu, did not go to the first round.
However, India will have one more representation in the quarterfinals. The mixed pair of doubles Dhruv Kapila and Tanisha Crasto will impress Jiang Zhen Bang and Wei Ya Xin. The Indian duo has reached the last eight after a hard fought 21-17, 18-21, 21-15 victories over France Julien Maio and La Palermo on on on
Published:
Akshay Ramesh
Published on:
May 22, 2025
