Kento Momota wins men's singles trophy at badminton Asian Championships
Xinhua,April 29, 2018 Adjust font size:
WUHAN, April 29 (Xinhua) -- Former world No. 2 Kento Momota of Japan finished the week in style here on Sunday, beating defending champion Chen Long of China 21-17, 21-13 to lift the men's singles title at the badminton Asian Championships.
It was Momota's first victory over Chen in their five meetings
The Japanese shuttler went into the break in the first game with a 11-8 lead. Although the Rio Olympic champion Chen restored himself and hit a 6-1 to overturn the score, Momota again reclaimed the lead with a five-point winning streak.
"It was the turning point of the whole match when I led by 14-12 in the first game, I was caught in his pace, which made me lose points in row," Chen said.
The second game turned to be a one-sided fight as Momota eventually collected the title in one hour.
In an early action, home pair Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping carved out a 21-17, 21-17 win over top-seeded Tontowi Ahmad and Liliyana Natsir of Indonesia to claim the mixed doubles title. Enditem