Kento Momota, who returned to the international tournament for the first time in a year and two months at the British Open Badminton, lost to a Malaysian player in the quarterfinals on the 19th and did not win the return match. ..
Momota was seriously injured in a traffic accident in Malaysia, which he was visiting at an international tournament last January, and after that, he was unable to participate in the international tournament due to his infection with the new coronavirus. At the British Open, which opened in, I returned to the international competition for the first time in a year and two months.
Momota is still No. 1 in the world ranking, faced the tournament as the first seed, won both the first and second rounds straight, and in the quarterfinals held on the 19th, Malaysia's Lee Jija ranked 10th in the world. I played against.
Momota lost points 16 to 21 in the first game, losing points for 7 consecutive times from the lead development, and when this game was dropped by reversal, the second game also dropped 19 to 21, and the game count was 0 to 2 straight. I lost in.
Momota had set a goal of "I think it will be a tough fight, but I will aim for victory" for the return match of the international tournament, which is about four months before the Tokyo Olympics, but I will leave a challenge due to the loss of the quarterfinals. The result was.