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Kento Momota

Kento Momota

Badminton

Career

Known for his unpredictable and explosive style of play, Kento Momota finished the 2019 season with 11 titles which included the World Championships, Asia Championships, and YONEX All England Open. He surpassed badminton legend Lee Chong Wei's record of winning 10 titles in a season and was also awarded the BWF Best Male Player of the Year. In 2018, he became the first Japanese men's singles player to be ranked No. 1 in the BWF world ranking.

Achievements

2x Fuzhou China Open Champion (2018, 2019)
2x Danisa Denmark Open Champion (2018, 2019)
2x TOTAL BWF World Championships Gold Medalist (2018, 2019)
2x DAIHATSU YONEX Japan Open Champion (2018, 2019)
2x Badminton Asia Championships Gold Medalist (2018, 2019)
2x Singapore Open Champion (2015, 2019)
2x Indonesia Open Champion (2015, 2018)
2021 Indonesia Masters Champion
2020 Perodua Malaysia Masters Champion
2019 HSBC BWF World Tour Finals Champion
2019 Korea Open Champion
2019 Victor China Open Champion
2019 YONEX All England Open Champion
2019 YONEX German Open Champion
2017 Macau Open Champion
2017 YONEX Dutch Open Champion
2016 YONEX-SUNRISE India Open Champion
2015 Dubai BWF World Super Series Finals Champion