The semi-final of the international badminton tournament Denmark Open was held on the 23rd, and the men's singles ace Kento Momota beat the Indonesian player to advance to the final for the first time in two tournaments.
The Denmark Open kicked off on the 19th of this month, and a pair of Japan's Momota, who ranked first in the world for men's singles, and Yuta Watanabe, who won the bronze medal in the mixed doubles at the Tokyo Olympics, and Arisa Higashino. Etc. participated as the first international competition for individual competition after the Tokyo Olympics.
On the 23rd, various semi-finals will be held, and Momota, who is aiming to win the championship for the first time in two tournaments, will face the Indonesian player who is ranked 32nd in the world ranking and will take the first game by a big difference of 21 to 7. In the second game as well, he showed his tenacity to take points by slowing down, and took 21 to 12 to win straight.
In the final, we will face Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Viktor Axelsen.
In addition, among Japanese players, the pair of mixed doubles players Watanabe and Higashino won the Tokyo tournament gold medal Chinese pair in a come-from-behind victory with a game count of 2: 1. The pair of Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi, who are 16th in the world in the men's doubles, won the German pair in a come-from-behind victory, and Japan advanced to the final in the fourth event.
The final will be held on the 24th.