India's Kidambi Srikanth lost 15-21, 20-22 to Singapore's Loh Kean Yew in the men's singles final of the BWF World Championships in Huelva, Spain on Sunday. Srikanth became the first Indian man to take home a silver medal from the competition, with the previous best result by an Indian man being a bronze medal -- Prakash Padukone (1983), HS Prannoy (2019, Lakshya Sen (2021). During the final on Sunday, Srikanth took a 9-3 lead in the first game but Loh fought back to take the lead after the mid-game break before taking the game 21-15. The second game saw a neck and neck contest between the two before Loh prevailed 22-20. Earlier, the 28-year-old Srikanth became the first Indian male shuttler to reach the final of the tournament after defeating compatriot Lakshya Sen in the semi-finals on Saturday. The former world No.1 beat Sen 17-21, 21-14, 21-17 in a thrilling contest that lasted for one hour and nine minutes on Saturday. Lakshya finished the tournament with a bronze medal.