The Badminton All Japan Championship is the third day of the tournament.
Men's singles Kento Momota defeated a 19-year-old young player in the second round and advanced to the quarterfinals.
On the 24th, the third day of the tournament, the second round of each event was held, and in the men's singles, Japanese ace Momoda, who won the return race from the traffic accident on the 23rd, played against 19-year-old Riku Hatano. ..
At the beginning of the first game, Momota was pushed by the opponent's powerful shot and allowed the lead for a while, but he made use of his light footwork to decide an exquisite shot on the net and made 21 pairs of this game. I took it at 15.
In the second game, I made a slow and fast attack and scored a sharp shot at the drop shot and the line and took it 21 to 9.
Momota advanced to the quarter-finals with two straight wins in a row since his return.
Momoda "I'm still too nervous"
Kento Momota, who advanced to the quarter-finals with a straight win in two games in a row after returning to the actual game, said, "It's the second game, but I'm too nervous and I don't remember the game development. I wasn't able to hit a stable shot, so I was worried that it would be okay. Still, in the second game, I think I was able to play as I imagined by watching the opponent's movements, "he recalled.
On top of that, "I'm a little sloppy, but I'm not tired and I'm playing in good shape. I think the opponent's level will rise from tomorrow, but I want to switch my mind and play at my own pace. I was enthusiastic.