Li Shi Feng dominates Kidambi Srikanth to win Malaysia Masters 2025

Li Shi Feng won his first BWF World Tour title with a 21-11, 21-9 dismantling of Kidambi Srikanth in the final of the Malaysia Masters 2025. The match, which lasted just 36 minutes, was a display of how much ahead of his opponent the current world no.4 is.

An epic semifinal win had given Indian badminton fans a reason to hope for success in the final, but Srikanth started nervously in his first major final in four years. A series of errors handed Li the advantage -- five of the first six points Li got in this match were unforced errors from Kidambi -- and that was all the opening Li needed. Having barely been threatened all tournament, his fine form carried into the final. He took the first game away from Srikanth by controlling the rallies, defending well against the aggressive Indian, and picking him off with power and deft touch from the mid court.