BWF World Championships: HS Prannoy stuns 2nd seed Kento Momota to set up Round of 16 clash vs Lakshya Sen
Incidentally, it was Prannoy's first win over Momota in eight matches. In their previous clashes, the Indian won only one game against his higher-rated Japanese rival.
Aug 24, 2022, 18:34 PM IST
Indonesia Open: Lakshya Sen loses to world number one Kento Momota
Sen held the lead at the mid-game interval in both the games 11-10, and even opened up four-point advantages (18-14 in the opening game and 14-10 in the second game), however, Momota rallied on both the occasions to eke out a victory.
Nov 23, 2021, 18:54 PM IST
Japanese World No. 1 badminton player Kento Momota discharged from hospital after accident
Japanese World No. 1 Kento Momota, who was injured in a crash in Malaysia, has been discharged from the hospital on Wednesday after receiving treatment.
Jan 15, 2020, 14:54 PM IST
Badminton World No.1 Kento Momota injured in car crash in Malaysia
The driver of the van was killed in the incident.
Jan 13, 2020, 10:50 AM IST
Korea Open: Shuttler Parupalli Kashyap faces Japan's Kento Momota for final spot
Kashyap, the 2014 Commonwealth Games champion, is currently the lone Indian survivor in the tournament.
Sep 28, 2019, 07:59 AM IST
Japan Open: India's campaign ends as Sai Praneeth bows out
With Praneeth's defeat, India's campaign at the Japan Open has also ended.
Jul 27, 2019, 13:35 PM IST
Saina Nehwal, Sameer Verma look to put behind All England disappointment at Swiss Open
Seeded third Saina is expected to face second-seeded He Bingjiao of China in the semi-finals of the Swiss Open if the results fall in her favour.
Mar 11, 2019, 12:57 PM IST
Badminton: Kento Momota becomes first Japanese man to top world rankings
Momota was suspended in April 2016 for visiting an illegal casino and missed the Olympics before returning to the tour at the Canadian Open in July last year
Sep 28, 2018, 12:34 PM IST
Malaysia Open: Kidambi Srikanth loses to Momota in semifinals, bows out
Kidambi Srikanth went down in straight games to in-form Kento Momota of Japan in the semifinals and bowed out of the USD 700,000 Malaysia Open Super World Tour 750 tournament here on Saturday.
Jun 30, 2018, 13:58 PM IST
Kento Momota, Ratchanok Intanon emerge champions in India Open Superseries
With the win, Ratchanok bettered her head-to-head record to 5-7 against world No.2 Xuerui.
Apr 03, 2016, 21:29 PM IST
BWF Super Series Finals: Japan's Kento Momota, Nozomi Okuhara win singles titles
Momota beat Denmark's Viktor Axelsen 21-15, 21-12 in 36 minutes, Okuhara overcame Yihan Wang from China 22-20, 21-18 in an hour and three minutes.
Dec 13, 2015, 22:33 PM IST
Kidambi Srikanth loses to Viktor Axelsen in Dubai BWF Super Series Finals
Srikanth suffered second successive defeat in the BWF Super Series Finals. He lost to Kento Momota of Japan yesterday.
Dec 10, 2015, 21:09 PM IST
