Returning to the men's singles final after a four-year absence, Srikanth is making a name for himself at the 2025 Malaysia Badminton Super 500

Reaching the men's singles final for the second time after a four-year absence, India's former world No. 1 Gosrikanth has re-demonstrated his former edge at the 2025 Malaysia Badminton Super 500 Championships.

India's former world one Gosrikanth

The 32-year-old Srikanth returned to the championship after defeating Japanese rising star Yushi Tanaka (world No. 24) 21-18, 24-22 in a men's singles quarterfinals on the 24th local time. Srikanth, who was ranked No. 1 in the men's singles world in 2018, last reached the final at the 2021 Badminton World Championships, when he lost to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew to finish runner-up in men's singles.

Srikanth's most recent title was the 2017 French Open title during the Superseries period! Srikan, who has now fallen to world No. 65, won two consecutive titles in the qualifying tournament and defeated China's No. 6 seed Lu Guangzu, Ireland's Ruan Ri and France's Thomas Thomas. Popov and Yongshi Tanaka. Srikan will next await a battle for dominance as China's second seed Li Shifeng takes on Japan's fourth seed Kodai "The King of Mills" Naraoka in the other Men's Singles semi-final.