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Kento Momota (桃田 賢斗, Momota Kento, born 1 September 1994) is a former Japanese badminton player. He has won several major badminton tournaments including two World Championships titles, two Asian Championships titles, and one All England title.
Apr 17, 2024 · Japan's former world No. 1 Momota Kento announces retirement from international badminton. The two-time world champion says his last duty for the national team will be the 27 April-5 May Thomas & Uber Cup Finals in Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Kento MOMOTA | Profile. BWF Fan Zone. HSBC BWF World Tour. TotalEnergies BWF World Championships. More . TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals. TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals. Paris 2024. HSBC BWF World Tour Finals.
Apr 19, 2024 · TOKYO – Two-time world champion Kento Momota, 29, is retiring from international badminton, ending a top-level career that never recovered from a car crash four years ago.
WORLD TOUR RANKING. 202. MEN'S SINGLES. CAREER WINS 361 MS. AGE 29 01/09/1994. PLAYS LEFT HANDED. PROFILE. RESULTS. RANKING HISTORY. Stats. Place of Birth: Mino, Kagawa. Height: 175.00cm. Current Residence: Tokyo. Language (s): JPN, ENG. Q & A. When and where you began playing, and why this sport? "He began the sport at age seven."
Sep 1, 2022 · When the 18th-ranked Prannoy H.S. eliminated him from last week's BWF World Championships to huge sighs from the crowd at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Momota Kento's world fell apart.
Apr 18, 2024 · Two-time world champion Kento Momota said Thursday he is retiring from international badminton at age 29, admitting he had never been the same since a serious car crash four years ago.
Jan 16, 2023 · As Momota Kento converted his fourth match point to beat Nishimoto Kenta and win his fifth Japanese badminton national championship last month, the former world No. 1 collapsed to the court at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza with both fists in the air.
Apr 18, 2024 · Kento Momota, the former world No. 1 in badminton, has officially announced his retirement from international competition. The decision comes after a remarkable career that saw both triumphs and challenges.
Known for his unpredictable and explosive style of play, Kento Momota finished the 2019 season with 11 titles which included the World Championships, Asia Championships, and YONEX All England Open.
