India, May 24 -- India's Kidambi Srikanth ended a long wait on Saturday when he made his first final in three-and-a-half years by reaching the title clash of the $475,000 Malaysia Masters in Bukit Jalil, a suburb of Kuala Lumpur.

The former world No.1, whose ranking has dropped to No.65, overcame Japan's Yushi Tanaka, the world No.23, 21-18, 24-22 in 49 minutes in the semi-finals.

The last time the 32-year-old made the final was at the BWF World Championships in December 2021 in Huelva, Spain, losing the summit clash to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew.

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