The All Japan General Championship, which decides the best badminton player in Japan, held the finals of each category on the 30th, and in the men's singles, Kento Momota won straight and won the fifth victory for the first time in two years.
On the 30th, the final day of the All Japan Championship held in Chofu City, Tokyo, the finals of each event were held.
Of these, in the men's singles, last year's Tokyo Olympics representative, No. 18 in the world ranking Momota, played against Kenta Nishimoto, No. 17 in the world ranking.
In the early stages of the first game, Momota scored his signature shot at the net, known as the “hairpin,” to take the lead. I took it at 11.
In the second game, the competition continued in the early stages, but Momota raised the gear at once in the middle stage and scored powerful smashes one after another, winning 21 to 16 and winning the game count 2 to 0 straight. , won the championship for the first time in two years and for the fifth time.
In the women's singles, she won the world championship for the second time in a row, and Akane Yamaguchi, who ranked first in the world, won the straight victory against Aya Ohori and won the championship for the first time in four years.
In addition, the men's doubles pair of world No. 2 Takuro Hoki and Kobayashi Yugo won for the first time, and the women's doubles pair of Tokyo Olympic representatives Yuki Fukushima and Ayaka Hirota won for the first time in two years and for the fourth time. fulfilled.
In the mixed doubles, the pair of Yuki Kaneko and Misaki Matsutomo won their first victory.
Kento Momota "I'm so happy that I can't compare this victory in a difficult situation"
Kento MOMOTA, who won the men's singles for the first time in two years, said with a fulfilling expression, "This past year has been full of hardships, but today I was able to convince myself."
Regarding the content of the final match, he said, “Even when it was a situation where I was able to keep attacking from the beginning and endure it, there were many times when I was forced to attack even then. I was able to play today without hesitation because I was blown away."
Also, regarding this year, he said, "I've been on the world tour for a long time, but I lost a lot in the first round. It's been a year since I kept thinking, 'I'm doing this.'"
After that, "I am so happy that I won this victory, which I have thought through even in a difficult situation. It is said that Momota's era is over, but the person who is doing it does not want to end yet. I want to show that I am still strong. I want to continue to show Kento Momota even stronger.”