Tokyo Olympics, Badminton Men's Singles Qualifying League Group A was held, and Japanese ace Kento Momota, who was ranked 1st in the world, lost straight to Heo Kwang-hee, who was 38th in the world, and missed the final tournament. Did.

Momota struggled with the sharp cross smash of his opponent and lost the first game 15 to 21 and the second game 19 to 21 and lost with a game count of 0 to 2.