Srikanth Kidambi vs Kodai Naraoka

On now Second round Men's singles

Srikanth Kidambi beat Kodai Naraoka 21-15 11-21 21-18 in the second round of the Japan Masters 2026 at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto, Japan.

Result	Srikanth Kidambi won 21-15 11-21 21-18
Round	Second round, men's singles
Event	Japan Masters 2026, 10–15 November 2026
Where	Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto, Japan

Who does Srikanth Kidambi play next?

Srikanth Kidambi plays Koki Watanabe in the quarter-finals, and Koki Watanabe won it 24-22 21-15. Srikanth Kidambi vs Koki Watanabe.

The road to this match

Srikanth Kidambi

First round: beat Rasmus Gemke 18-21 21-16 24-22

Kodai Naraoka

First round: beat Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul 17-21 21-17 21-17

The players

Srikanth Kidambi: profile, age and career record
Kodai Naraoka: profile, age and career record

Other second round matches

Christo Popov vs Z Ubaidillah: Z Ubaidillah won 21-15 21-19
Alwi Farhan vs Kenta Nishimoto: Alwi Farhan won 21-13 6-21 21-11
Victor Lai vs Yushi Tanaka: Yushi Tanaka won 21-16 21-19
Lakshya Sen vs Dong TY: Lakshya Sen won 21-8 21-14
Koki Watanabe vs Chou Tien-chen: Koki Watanabe won 24-22 21-19
Wang P-w vs Toma Junior Popov: Toma Junior Popov won 21-9 21-18
Yoo T-b vs Kunlavut Vitidsarn: Kunlavut Vitidsarn won 21-19 21-14