Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth stormed into his first men’s singles final of a BWF event in six years with a straight-game win over Japan’s Yushi Tanaka at the Malaysia Masters Super 500 badminton tournament here on Saturday.

The 32-year-old — a 2021 World Championships silver medallist — dished out a superlative game, showing glimpses of his vintage self with sharp net play and attacking flair to outwit World No. 23 Tanaka 21-18, 24-22 in a thrilling contest.