0-2! Momota lost, ending the fantasy 9-game winning streak, Shi Yuqi made him recognize the reality, and Guoyu won the game
The Korea Badminton Masters won 5 consecutive games to win the championship, the Japan Badminton Masters won 4 games in a row from the qualifying round to enter the quarterfinals, during which he also defeated Luo Jianyou such as today's first-class badminton masters, the former world No. 1 Momota Kento recently won a wave of 9 consecutive wins, for Momota Kento, the last two weeks are like a dream! However, in the men's singles 1/4 finals of the Japan Badminton Masters, in the duel with his old rival Shi Yuqi, Momota lost and lost 0-2!
With last week's Korea Masters title, Momota returned to his home turf for the Japan Badminton Masters, where he had to start from the qualifying rounds due to his low world ranking, and the local darling lived up to expectations by sweeping Restavito and Nachakorn 2-0 in quick succession. In the first round, facing the 2021 World Championships men's singles champion Luo Jianyou, Momota won 2-1 in three games, and the second game was 26-24!
In the men's singles 3/4 zone, Momota Kento's old rival and national feather star Shi Yuqi is also constantly advancing, reversing Kenta Nishimoto 2-1 in the first round and defeating his national teammate Lu Guangzu 2-0 in the second round, and also entered the quarterfinals. The exciting matchup is here, Shi Yuqi vs Momota Kento, the 12th meeting between the two, competing for a ticket to the top 4 of the 2023 Japan Badminton Masters. In the past, Shi Yuqi caused a storm of public opinion because of his match point retirement in the Thomas Cup semifinals against Kento Momota, and then he was banned from the national team because of this, and in addition, at the peak of Kento Momota, Shi Yuqi was also one of the few players who was able to defeat Kento Momota in the tournament, so every encounter between the two is particularly exciting!
Especially this time, when Shi Yuqi has returned to the top ten in the world, when Momota Kento has broken the 2-year championship drought and won 9 consecutive victories, it is considered that the long-lost Shi Yuqi vs Momota Kento peak showdown was staged, but it backfired, after the game started, we found that Momota Kento still has a significant gap with Shi Yuqi in terms of ability, coupled with the premature physical problems in the second game, Momota Kento finally won 17-21, 12-21 lost two games in a row to Shi Yuqi, ending the recent dream 9 consecutive wins! Shi Yuqi also made Momota Kento realize the reality that if you want to return to the ranks of the men's singles masters, self-confidence improvement is only one aspect, and the more important thing is personal ability.
Because in other individual events, Guoyu is also winning more than once, Chen Yufei swept Ma Lin 2-0, Zheng Siwei/Huang Yaqiong 2-0 Chen Tangjie/Du Yiwei, Feng Yanzhe/Huang Dongping 2-1 reversal of Yamashita Kyohei/Shinoya Naru, Zhang Shuxian/Zheng Yu 2-0 Li Jiaxin/Deng Chunxun, Liu Yuchen/Ou Xuanyi 2-0 Koga Hui/Saito Taichi, Liu Shengshu/Tan Ning 2-1 reversal of Benyapa/Nutkahn, He Jiting/Ren Xiangyu 2-0 Mihashi Kenya/ Hiroki Hiromura, many people from the national feather team broke into the top 4 of this year's Japan Badminton Masters!