China Open: Kento Momota beats Tien Chen to win 10th title of 2019

November 10, 2019 7:19 PM

China Open: Kento Momota beats Tien Chen to win 10th title of 2019

Kento Momota won his 10th title as Japan's world number one defeated Taiwan's world number two Tien-chen to retain his Fuzhou China Open Badminton crown on Sunday. Momota battled past Chou 21-15, 17-21, 21-18 at Fuzhou.  Home hope Chen Yufei similarly successfully defended the women's title with a victory over Japan's Nozomi Okuhara. Chen lost the first game 21-9 to Okuhara but recovered to lift the Fuzhou title for the second year in a row by winning the next...

Japan's Kento Momota retains his Badminton Asia Ch'ship

April 28, 2019 9:10 PM

Japan's Kento Momota retains his Badminton Asia Ch'ship

There was  double golden delight for Japan at Badminton Asia Championships on Sunday.  World number one Kento Momota retained his Badminton Asia Championships title in Shanghai on Saturday.  He defeated Shi Yuqi of China 21-12, 11-11, 21-18.  There was more joy for Japan at Wuhan, as Yamaguchi, a silver medallist two years ago,  won the women's crown with an emphatic victory over home player He Bingjiao 21-19, 21-9. Men and women badminton players now have their eyes on the Tokyo 2020 O...