Kento momota was world number one and won a record 11 international titles in 2019. On the way to the Kuala Lumpur airport, his van crashed into the back of a lorry at high speed. The van driver was killed. Kento momota was seriously injured. Since then, Kento has never been the same again. Kento usually lose in the early rounds to unseeded players. He can't overcome the psychological barrier. 😢😮😢😮
It wasn't just a psychological barrier, he caught covid once and sustained multiple back injuries as well. Might be the most tragic badminton player of all time.
Now as I'm watching this I think I can see a little bit prime Momota in current Naraoka. This is my point of view as a new badminton fan because I wasn't there following and watching Momota's journey. I wish Momota will be making his come back because he is same age with Axelsen. Even Axelsen is still on fire now until Paris 2024, and point count for Paris 2024 started on May 2023. The one who can beat Axelsen is Momota based on head-to-head records. I hope Momota will be back and sparring together with Naraoka. Sorry my bad englishhh
Not only momota, LZJ too can defeat Axelsen if he plays like he did in 2021AE open finals. Younger players like Tze Yong, Naraoka and even Li Shi Feng too have a serious chance if they put their best
his strong point is footwork and court control. he was too fast vs the rest, that made his opponents are kind of losing control and end up losing point by making mistake
Nah, this vid shows exactly why Momota was king of jazz for such a short while. His style is based on such precision that the slightest percent off is fatal. Unlike Axelsen, who was born taller and stronger, momota had to rely on practically zero error. Short peak
Tbh I don think it was the accident anymore that caused momots to dropped form. Something actually happen to his body, he was still winning after the accident. Don’t blame the accident anymore. I think the main reason is not that anymore
Now as I'm watching this I think I can see a little bit prime Momota in current Naraoka. This is my point of view as a new badminton fan because I wasn't there following and watching Momota's journey. I wish Momota will be making his come back because he is same age with Axelsen. Even Axelsen is still on fire now until Paris 2024, and point for Paris 2024 start on May 2023. The one who can beat Axelsen is Momota based on head-to-head records. I hope Momota will be back and sparring together with Naraoka. Sorry my bad englishhh