In the badminton all-Japan general championship, various semi-finals were held, and in the men's singles, Kento Momota decided to advance to the final with a straight win.
On the 26th, the fifth day of the tournament, various semi-finals were held, and in the men's singles, Momota, who recovered from a serious injury caused by a traffic accident, played against Nihon University's Yuuji Tanaka, who won the university championship last year.
Momota stole the first game 21-16, but in the second game, he was pushed into Tanaka's powerful shot in the early stages, and there was a scene where he was led by up to 3 points.
At this point, Momota said, "I was conscious of when the decision was made and then switched to the next one." He invited the opponent's mistakes with a solid defense and scored points for 6 consecutive times, finally 21 to 16. I took it and decided to advance to the final with a straight win.
In the other semi-final of the men's singles, Kanta Tsuneyama defeated Minoru Koga with a straight game count of 2-0 to advance to the final.
In the women's singles, Nozomi Okuhara, who is aiming for consecutive victories, and Akane Yamaguchi, who is aiming for the first victory in two years, will successfully win the semi-finals and meet in the final on the 27th.
Momoda Willingness to conquer the tournament
Kento Momota, who advanced to the final with a straight win, said about the start-up that he had raised as an issue, "It was not bad, but there was a part that became a little sweet. I felt that, so I want to fix it tomorrow. "
On top of that, for the final on the 27th, he was eager to win the tournament in a row, saying, "I'm not satisfied with just going to the final, so I want to tighten my mind and build my feelings."