In the second round of the men's singles at the badminton world championships in Tokyo, world No. 2 Kento Momota lost to an Indian player ranked No.

On the 24th, the third day of the badminton world championships held in Shibuya, Tokyo, the second round of each event was held. I played against an Indian player ranked 18th.



In the match, MOMOTA tried to land shots near the net, which is his specialty, but the opponent's heavy blows and aggressive attacks fell behind, and the first game was lost 17-21.



In addition, although they took 3 points in advance in the second game, they were unable to grasp the flow until the end, such as losing points in a row and being reversed.



In addition, on the third day of the tournament, the pair of Tokyo Olympic bronze medalist Yuta Watanabe and Arisa Higashino won the second round of the mixed doubles and advanced to the third round.



In the men's doubles, the pair of Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi, who won the gold medal in the previous tournament, advanced to the third round.



In the women's doubles, the pair of world No. 5 Chiharu Shida and Nami Matsuyama advanced to the third round.



▽ The pair of Yuki Fukushima and Ayaka Hirota, who ranked second in the world, withdrew from the second round due to Fukushima's left calf injury.

Momota: "I realized how difficult it is to put out what I've been doing in practice."

Kento Momota, who lost in the second round of the men's singles, said, "I was in good shape and felt good, but I was keenly aware of the difficulty of showing what I had been doing in practice in the tension of the actual performance. I have confidence in my physical strength. I was able to hold onto the ball and play, but there were many times when I was stuck in the middle of the tactics and I was one step behind the opponent.



Regarding the fact that he was able to play in front of a large number of fans because it was held in Japan, he said, "There were some tough moments in the middle of the first game, but thanks to the support, I was able to do my best." rice field.



Then he changed his mind by saying, ``I can't help it because it's over, so I want to work on making the most of what I lost next time.''