Kento Momota won the first round of the badminton world championship men's singles in Tokyo on the 22nd, making a good start to win his third gold medal.
The badminton world championship, which will be held for the first time in Japan, began on the 22nd at the Tokyo Gymnasium in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo.
From Japan, Momota, who is aiming for her third gold medal at the World Championships, and world number one Akane Yamaguchi, who won the women's singles at the previous tournament, are participating.
On the 22nd, the first day of the tournament, the first round of each event was held, and Momota, who ranked 2nd in the world in men's singles, played against Mexico's 82nd ranked player in the world.
Momota took control of her from the beginning of the match, scored with shots near the net and sharp shots aimed at the course, and never allowed the opponent to take the lead in the first game with a score of 21-16. I took it away.
Momota, who did not pass the second game, took 21 to 14 and won straight with a game count of 2 to 0.
In addition, Kenta Nishimoto, ranked 21st in the world, defeated Anas Antonsen of Denmark, ranked 3rd in the world, in the first round of the men's singles with a score of 2-0.
The badminton world championships will be held until the 28th of this month.
Momota "I want to go without exerting myself too much"
Momota said, ``I'm in good condition and my body feels lighter than usual, so it was difficult to match the timing of my shots. I was tense.
He also said with a smile, “It was the first time in a long time that I had a match in front of Japanese fans, so I was nervous before entering the stadium, but I was able to enjoy a lot of cheering.”