His long title drought did not end, but Kidambi Srikanth capped a remarkable Malaysia Masters campaign with a runner-up finish here on Sunday, going down in straight games to China’s World No. 4 Li Shi Feng in the men’s singles final.

The 32-year-old Indian shuttler, playing his first final in six years, was erratic and struggled to break through Feng’s defence, losing 11-21, 9-21 in 36 minutes. “It’s been a pretty good week. Not exactly the way I wanted it to end, but he played really well,” Srikanth said.