F | MS | Kento MOMOTA (JPN) [1] vs. Viktor AXELSEN (DEN) [5] | BWF 2020 

Came back from Kento’s defeat in 2022 All England, I really miss the time when he was in his career’s highest level. Please please never give up Kento, we are waiting for you to come back🥺

Few hours after winning this game Kento Momota had a car accident going to the Kuala Lumpur Int'l Airport. I pray for his speedy recovery...

I'm here because of Axelsen's generous badminton masterclass on his RU-vid channel. He's a decent online trainer and has created a great platform for untrained, fun young talents to follow his advice. Good explanation on the basic techniques and the fundamentals...wishing him the best for his sports career. And to play against the current No. 1 is surely a great honour for him.

A victory almost without full power smashes… Simply incredible.

his stamina and his defense is too good. no one in the world right now can reach this level. Congratulations MOMO

Everyone was talking about how utterly invincible Momota was during this match. He seemed to win tournaments at will. Everyone tried everything against him, because he always pushes other players to the point of desperation. It's so tragic about what he's been through and how he is now. We know he's overcome 1 year suspension, accident and covid. I don't know what happened to him this time but I hope that whatever it is he will also overcome it.

Vitok has power. but Kento Momota is one of the most enduring defensive players today. a great match

Start like this man. Momota. Humble and cool.

After this match, Kento Momota was travelling to the KL airport when the driver of his van crashed into the back of a lorry. The driver was instantly killed. Kento Momota was injured in the accident and he had to undergo surgery. The accident put an end to Momota's fantastic run of winning 11 international titles in 2019, being world champion and world number one. Although it's sad that the accident destroyed Momota's career, it could have been much worse. Momota could have been paralyzed or killed in the accident.

Congratulations to MOMOTA on his 13th consecutive victory! What an utmost all-round player with exceptional solid defence that is hard to beat!

この時の桃田は自信もあると思うし、身体も強く見える、フットワーク、配球、ショット精度威力全てにおいて完璧に近いですよね…🏸

What a player Mamota is, so calm, quiet and composed.

Kento Momota is on his way back to Japan today with a good and stable condition. He may need only 2 weeks to become fully recovered. All of his limbs (2 arms and 2 legs) are still totally perfect.

Back to when LD was in his prime, there was LCW to match him. But right now there isn't any player to stop Momota. We got a new LD but we still need a new LCW.

1:00:05 you don't like that he's smiling and having fun while playing badminton for a living? The dude was tired out of his mind and was clearly going to lose. Give him a break man.

Momota is the best player now. He has perfect offensive and defensive skills. I love the way he plays. His performances always stable, stay calm and careful

momota plays badminton as perfect as nadal plays tennis on clay. The olympic gold medal is the biggest challenge for him to conquer in 2020. Hopefully he will accomplish the greatest mission in badminton and become a living legend.

Congratulation for Momota! You were in your prime those days, hope you come back

Can't wait for the repeat of this final tomorrow after 21 months of waiting!

Axelson is smiling because he knows he cannot win this one.

The more I watch Momota games, the more I realise how much his game resembles Chong Wei style of play in his 30s. Perhaps what makes Momota unique is his mental strength & the almost-perfect game (he makes very little to no unforced error)

I can hardly wait for their next encounter. Viktor is like a new player after the madness of 2020. I can only wish the same for Momota.

waiting for your comback # Kento momota

With the kind of mental strength Momota has developed over the the years, its going to a tough time for anyone to beat him at the Olympics this year. Hell, I might even go ahead and say he's gonna win it. The fact that he rarely smashes in this game shows just how much patience he has and the mental strength he possess than his fellow rivals!

This Momota is the only player in history so far that I believe could go toe-to-toe with a prime Lin Dan. Superb strategy and very basic badminton game. Good accuracy of shuttle placement and anticipation. Players have no chance of speeding up against LD because he's too quick, but a calm MMT would give LD a hard time.

The nightmare happened to Momota right after this tournament... 😥😢😔

the only way to defeat Axelson is to keep the shuttle low and let the rally as longer as possible, what Momota was doing exactly, and he wins against him. Rare smashes from Momota is also lovely to see..

Yeah! Once again

Tonight I had a wet dream. I dreamt of Kento Momota vs. 25-years-old Lin dan.

I just find Viktor here being forced to play Kento's pace, Kento's switches the pace in hitting the shuttle exactly (typical hit timing) and a little late (to make confusion/deception) in a fraction of a second makes the momentum confusion on Viktor's end or in any other player I believe. Kento is a master of his technique.

I Miss these two facing on court 😢

anyone know what kento momota and viktor axelsen talked about at the end??

Cây vợt Momota đánh tên là gì vậy ạ?

I wish Momota would still retain his No 1 rank by recovering his form after the accdnt

It seems kenta was injured in the vehicle accident and taken to the hospital. Don't know about his condition and the other players. Hope they're all ok.

Here after Axelsen's 26 concecutive winnings and his domination on WTF 2020. Look forward to Momota vs Axelsen when Momota come back from Covid.

Hope Momota will get better soon from the accident and return to the top performance again

桃田くんがクロスのスマッシュをことごとく拾うから、相手は端を狙うからアウトしちゃうのね。素晴らしいレシーブ力、長いラリーも我慢比べ、緩急も素晴らしい、見応えのある試合です。桃田くん応援してます。

Come back stronger Kento!🥺🤍🤍

Great match 👌🏼

What’s the prize money in these grand events?

Momota at his prime level before the accident......feel very bad for him since then

I from Indonesia and I like Kento Momota Respect

Axelson is a well educated young gentleman, a sportsman, but he should be focus on winning more and don’t be hesitant of taking due advantage of situations.

Yesterday, Axelsen had won back Momota in a championship. The game happened like this, but now Axel is more mature and power, he gonna reach #1 soon. And Momota need more to be top 1 unless he gonna go down...deep

i need anime about badminton, or is it already there?

Gillian Clark님 목소리 너무 좋아요~^^

if this match went to three sets, the accident would have never happened. imagine that

Quá đỉnh với những quả trả cầu đập của MoMota

兩個球員技術非常好，丹麥球員有手長腳長的優勢！

There is a different momota's playing betwen the past before momota had an accident after malaysia open and now

when is this?

Have a good recovery Kento!

Anyone come watching this match because of tonight final ? Haha 😆

Why the two are wearing the same shoes? On sale?

momota keep be #1 for a long long time

i'm speechless for this match, pure class from kento, axelsen needs to work very hard on his physicality ,also on his mentality

Wow. We will get some thrilling matches between these two guys the next years. Both are already legends of the sport.

When Momota still in his prime~

Ginting is the only guy who comes close and on his day he can beat Momota

He did his best, a good thing is that he is getting better from each tournament. So I have a firm believer that he has the highest opportunity to win against Momota at Olympic, especially when you compare to other players. Good luck Viktor, wish you the best Ginting is really strong too. Not only does he have great speed but he also has fantastic attacking style. But in my point of view, he is so unstable, therefore I have to suspect that he can make it to the final against the current N.1

Still rooting for Kento Momota. 🙏🥰🥰

ey guys at 29.02 momota while defending for the smash seems to cover the right half of the court rather than the centre why does he do that ? wouldn't it have been better for him to stay in the middle ? or is this him trying to predict the shot path before the smash ?

Axelsen have just gave me a new definition of 'failure' in the second set

kento momota is simply on top of his ability right now !!! he looks unbeatable to me and i hope he performs that way for the olympics :D always a treat to watch him and his net shots are so perfect, my goodness!!!! viktor got frustrated after his fault :/ but still, he plays brilliantly and isnt scared to return momota's net shots by another net shot ;) but as steen said, he shouldnt have smiled during the rally... keep being serious cause every point counts ;)

What's wrong with the brightness

17:12 so amazing skill

Sadly we won't ever see this Kento ever again😥

great match to watch.

Prime kento momotta ❣️💥

Kento amped up his game in the second round 👍🏻🏸

Who else come here to re-watch this match is because of hearing the news of momota retirement ?

I thought after he had a car accident in 2020 after malaysia open, momota's playing is different betwen past and now

Not beautiful rather beyound beautiful....both are GREAT...👍👏👌✌👑🏸

Vừa khéo vừa khỏe

Last match before momota career downfall🥲

桃田ほんま冷静やな〜

New king,Momota

After learning Chinese language, Lin Dan retired, Axelsen will learn Japanese language.

so good！

the title of the song is right at 00:00 what?

can sbd tell me the song's name at the beginning of this vid? ty

Probably last "real Momota" he will never be the same again after his car accident then... Feel so bad for him from the incontestable top of the world to lost several times on R1 for many events now. Karma is severe against him during his career he can be much more

The game goes downhill for Viktor after 39:21. I guess he really feels anger with that mistake

この頃は良かった

Kento Momota is AMAZING!!!!! Viktor Axelsen has the height advantage over Momota because Viktor is much taller than Kento (1 foot step of Viktor is like 2 foot steps of Kento), yet Momota won especially easily on the 2nd set!! My salute to you Kento, (hopefully, you are reading this comment)! :)

29:08 what a rally!

Commentator has mentioned that momota is taking a break for Olympics prep and predicting when momota would play in Olympics, he would be the fastest anyone have seen him playing till date and victor should really work hard to reach world no. 2 first before taking a crack at GOAT.

Momota thời đỉnh cao

Viktor exelsen juara olimpiade Tokyo 2020 🙏

Axelsen does not smash as strong as in early 2021. What happen to him?

Not easy to come back in the second set, when you were unlucky and should have won the first set. A little more precise and more nerve Axelsen would be best... Momota could play 100% free in second and it shows.

momota has a spin technique in shuttle , he wont make the first technique you will just be surprise when he does it back

How cruel fate would turn out to be

I hope Momota will win the Olympic 2020

I don't see any other player could beat Momota in next year's OG. He plays so well and very consistent. The only thing that could prevent him winning olympics gold is himself, i.e.not playing at his usual best. It is true that MS is the least competitive sectors now alongside with WD and perhaps this "helps" Momota in some extent, but to be fair, we couldn't dismiss his endurance, shot accuracy, and skills especially in netting. He is not LCW and LD of course, as they play their best in different time and have their own's play style. It would be hard to compare between them, unless based on achievements. I'm not Momota fans by the way, i just share my thought.

32:07 Axelson looking like Morten Frost

I like momota

Slow shuttles?

The soft angle shot at 21:57 is superb