Srikanth Kidambi vs Koki Watanabe

On now Quarter-finals Men's singles

Koki Watanabe beat Srikanth Kidambi 24-22 21-15 in the quarter-finals of the Japan Masters 2026 at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto, Japan.

Result	Koki Watanabe won 24-22 21-15
Round	Quarter-finals, men's singles
Event	Japan Masters 2026, 10–15 November 2026
Where	Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto, Japan

Who does Koki Watanabe play next?

Koki Watanabe's next opponent is decided by another match in this round. The full draw shows who it will be.

The road to this match

Srikanth Kidambi

First round: beat Rasmus Gemke 18-21 21-16 24-22
Second round: beat Kodai Naraoka 21-15 11-21 21-18

Koki Watanabe

First round: beat Jeon H-j 21-10 21-18
Second round: beat Chou Tien-chen 24-22 21-19

The players

Srikanth Kidambi: profile, age and career record
Koki Watanabe: profile, age and career record

Other quarter-finals matches

Z Ubaidillah vs Alwi Farhan: Alwi Farhan won 21-17 21-12
Yushi Tanaka vs Lakshya Sen: Lakshya Sen won 21-16 21-15
Toma Junior Popov vs Kunlavut Vitidsarn: Kunlavut Vitidsarn won 21-18 21-7