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Kento Momota (桃田 賢斗, Momota Kento, born 1 September 1994) is a former Japanese badminton player. He has won several major badminton tournaments including two World Championships titles, two Asian Championships titles, and one All England title.
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Japan's former world No. 1 Momota Kento announces retirement from international badminton. The two-time world champion says his last duty for the national team will be the 27 April-5 May Thomas & Uber Cup Finals in Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Stats. Place of Birth: Mino, Kagawa. Height: 175.00cm. Current Residence: Tokyo. Language (s): JPN, ENG. Q & A. When and where you began playing, and why this sport? "He began the sport at age seven." Your equipment sponsor and current racket model? "Yonex" Sporting awards / Honours (so far)?
Sep 1, 2022 · When the 18th-ranked Prannoy H.S. eliminated him from last week's BWF World Championships to huge sighs from the crowd at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Momota Kento's world fell apart.
Jan 13, 2020 · Badminton's world number one Kento Momota has been injured in a fatal crash in Malaysia. Japan's Momota, 25, was travelling in a van with three members of his support team when it collided with...
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.
Apr 18, 2024 · TOKYO – Two-time world champion Kento Momota, 29, is retiring from international badminton, ending a top-level career that never recovered from a car crash four years ago.
Jan 16, 2023 · As Momota Kento converted his fourth match point to beat Nishimoto Kenta and win his fifth Japanese badminton national championship last month, the former world No. 1 collapsed to the court at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza with both fists in the air.
Apr 18, 2024 · On Thursday, less than 100 days away from the Paris spectacle, Momota announced he was letting go of this ultimate dream. Unable to qualify, ranked outside Top 50, the Japanese dwelled on retirement after the Thomas Cup that would be his last assignment.
