The Rise and Fall of Kento Momota: A Story of Resilience 

On April 18, 2024, Kento Momota announced his retirement, officially ending his 11-year career as a Japanese national team athlete. The Thomas Cup 2024 will mark Momota's final international competition. Congratulations to him and the team on their achievements. Kento Momota retires from the Japanese national badminton team. Thank you for your hard work as a representative of Japan for nearly a decade. Leading the forefront of Japanese badminton, he has showcased many remarkable performances that will remain in records and memories. Kento Momota has accepted and overcome numerous challenges. In the future, he will support activities and new challenges aimed at promoting badminton.

Imagine what Momota could've done if it weren't for that one accident. He would have been unstoppable. But the fact that he has the strength to continue playing in tournaments is an achievement in itself. If he hasn't given up on himself, neither should we.

Kento Momota might actually have the worst story out of all players, not in like he's bad but the fact that he has had so many setbacks and his dreams taken so many times, despite this, he still is playing badminton and still love the sport, and you gotta respect that.

Thank you very much for this video. As an American Badminton fan, I don't get to see very much about the stars of the sport. I have long admired Kento Momota's skill on the court. What a tragedy that his greatest ambitions were taken away from him.

best badminton documentary made. Kento momota will forever be a hero to the badminton community.

This year 2024 is only for kento momota. Best of luck for 2024 olympic games we want you see winning gold ...

"I fear not the man who has done it once, but I fear the man who has done it over and over again" I won't be surprised if he makes another comeback.

He deserves a movie.

We would be experiencing momota-axelsen era if the crash and gambling never happened 💔💔

In 2013, I watched Momota for the first time in the all Japan championship. And his performance in the tournament got 15-year-old me into badminton. As soon as I entered high school, I joined the school badminton team. During my high school time without any teachers with badminton skill, he'd been the only coach for me. I watched almost all the tournaments he participated in to learn from the way he swings, how he moves on the court, etc. He brought me, with only 2 years of badminton experience, to 8th position in the prefectural high school championship. He's been my hero.

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@12:57 the sound of everyone's heart crush ... I still remember the first time when I saw his match on TV live (should be around 2014-15), I watched his whole game, I never did that, especially for someone who is not famous at that time. I was so addicted to his solid fundamentals, and at that point of time, I told my dad that this guy is gonna be world no.1 and dominant one day in the near future. And time proves me right. Felt so sorry for the incident he met, but I forever supports him. Gambateh kudasai Momota-san!

here is my tear😢， accept its😭

No one was even close to him in 2018-2019 goat any tournament one winner thats is kento for us ❤wish to see him back again 😢❤

I feel like that last sentence of him saying "The word "Go forward" is written here." is such a good ending for this video. He is one of the best badminton players oat

I truly feel like crying while watching him lose After the car crash His legendary career turned into such a tragedy Can't truly believe it

He is the most talented player. We should encourage him to come back.

What kind of story can write about this man's ups and downs along the way.This is the best documentary about Kento momota,Thank you for sharing.

Guys, I feel so sorry for him. This man is so inspiring and Thank you @ThisisBadminton for showing his journey so well. I want to see him win the olympic Gold

He, who has to start all over again for a 2nd time surely will not be easy. The fact that he said badminton is not fun anymore truly shows how this series of unfortunate events were taking a toll on him. I just want him to have fun again and get what he deserved before he officially retired. He deserve all the success in this world ❤ the only player who are loved by all badminton lovers across the countries. Even in Malaysia, the whole stadium chanting his name even though he lost. Truly a living legend

Literally cried watching this. Thanks for sharing this story to the world !

he is my favorite badminton player like i get so sad when ever he looses a match even tho he could have won the match. BUT THAT DAMN ACCIDENT

Happy retirement Momota! You've inspired countless badminton fans with your play, your wonderful attitude and humility. Your story is full of emotion, you touched the highest highs and the lowest lows, and you carried yourself with such grace through all of it. While this maybe the end of your career as a player, it's just the start of a new adventure. We wish you a wonderful and happy retirement and success in all of your future endeavors Momota.

My favorite person in the world is "Kento Momota". I admire everything about him, his passion and manners, playstyle. His life story is full of ups and downs and his old ups were taken away from an accidet and back injury. I truly sympathize with him. I have thought about it many times, wishing there hadn't been an accident and back injury. But he could win in Korea in 2023. he overcame the obstacle. It is why I think he is a legend. I wish for him to find comfort in happiness. I will continue to support him from Japan. Thank you for making the great video!!

His name will forever be remembered, he was so skilful, even when life throws curveballs at him. I wish him the best this season.

His story should be made into a movie. Extremely gifted, he was on his way to become badminton GOAT until the tragic accident in Malaysia.

He beat sriki from 12 -19 down,, he become horror for indians that day

He deserves atleast one Olympic medal

Kento Momota ,Fighting 💪 Lots of Love from india❤

What a lovely tribute, I wish him the best moving forward. He can play his best if he trust in himself and leave aside the worries. He's an inspirational player for all badminton fans.

You can still do it letsgo kento gl for upcoming tourney🤞🤞

literally cried while watching this

I cried, he's been my idol for years. Love the vid😭

Incredible editing! Props to you. Seeing Momota's journey completely broke my heart. If there's anyone in the world right now that deserve the Olympic Gold Title it's him.

Amazing documentary. I started watching Badminton in 2018 and Momota was so good at that time. Sad to see his downfall though

Kento Momota, you will forever be hero and one of idol in my life. This video is the high valued documentary so far, thanks ThisIsBadminton

I'm rooting for his comeback from the bottom of my teary heart.

Momota has suffered from such adversary during his playing career, especially in regards to his olympic runs, near the end of the 2010s Momota had the badminton world in his hands - he really had no challenger - it seemed like he was destined to dominate for years to come. Of course that was not meant to be but I think Momota is slowly making it back and I am happy to see as he is one of the greatest players to watch in modern badminton history.

Japanese & World Badminton Legend with a great attitude and character. Badminton lovers all over the world surely will be missing you, but most important that we wish you a happy retirement and hope we still can see you with Japanese National Badminton Team. Best wishes from Indonesia

"Momota sensei, fighting". It's really good to see you again. a fan from Viet Nam.

I love Momota 😍😍😍 love form 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 plz come back you are @ legend of badminton ❤❤❤

Being an avid badminton player and a giant Momota fan, I follow every series to see him there when otherwise I don’t watch the games… I have huge confidence in Momota’s talent and grit that he will surely rise to his former glory and dominate the badminton stage again.. Go Momota!!

I still believe him can make miracle in 2024

What a brilliantly made video♥️💪

True warrior. He is my favourite player❤❤.

What a story of Kento Momota, this video is a masterpiece. I hope Kento can back to his peak one day, never give up💪💪💪Kudos to the creator who produce such high quality video.

I admire him a lot and try to use his style as well. He is a true magician along with Lin Dan and LCW. I enjoy watching his game a lot. He really enjoys his game and tries to be so cool. MR. COOL. PLEASE KEEP PLAYING 🎉 ALL TH VERY BEST

My kid plays badminton. My kid is 11. My kid has only ever known Viktor Axelsen number 1 in the World. My kid absolutely adores Momota and ranks him in the top 3 ever. Godspeed from Denmark, Kento

As I said often already - your videos are simply a masterpiece. You have a talent and please, never stop making these incredible videos! What an insightful and emotional video, the editing is, as always, phenomenal!

100% support momota. I nearly wanted to cry when he came back from ban and rise up to be world number 1. Thanks for the documentary

absolutely outstanding how a person can rise from the ashes despite all these setbacks. absolutely inspiring. thank you for this masterpiece!

Kento's spirit never die!!!

めちゃクオリティ高くて感動しました。内容を間違っていなくて完璧だと思った

He will shine again

come back champ🙌🙌

Beautiful video, i discovered my passion for badminton again..although i cant move as much at 42 but i still feel young at heart and continue playing the sport. 😊

Power,Resilience,Set back………….come on …..you are still powerful enough ………….come back stronger man

桃田を応援しているのは日本人だけじゃない、世界中のファンも応援している。 ここのコメントもそんな人達からの応援の言葉で溢れている。 そこに一番感動し涙が出ました。 桃田は世界のバドミントンプレイヤーの希望です。 Thanks for this video, really impressed!!

Kento momota kicking axelsen ass in his prime out of 15 meeting 14 winning by momota

I cried and smiled thank you for an amazing and well edited docu. Momota is always and will always be my favourite no matter what. Really hope he shines brighter this year ! And thank again for such a good docu !!

Anticipated king of badminton. love from Sri lanka.

One of the most beautiful videos from badminton scene, thank you for that gougeous edition!

A real hero in lifetime should be the one as Kento memota. He never giveup , coz he moves on watever comes .

Thank you for another great video. So many thoughts and emotions watching it. No matter what, Momota is a badminton legend. He reaches a higher level of success after every tragedy that he faced. It would be incredible to see him rise again and dominate the men’s singles discipline for the 3rd time. We’re rooting for you, Kento Momota. 🏸

Cảm ơn kênh đã chia sẻ câu chuyện cùng những thước phim quý giá và ý nghĩa. Yêu a vì tất cả Kento Momota ❤

😍😘🤩 Very touching story, Fighting Kento Momota! You are born for sport so keep up the good work. We support all sportsmen. Fighting🤩😘😍

You have woven his story in an amazing fashion. Well done

This documentary is so good. As an Indian badminton fan I really admire him and his skills. He is literally one of my favourite badminton players of all time and I hope he will make a comeback. And btw the editing was top notch!🔥🔥

So well made… truly a video to be remembered.

Please do consider making many more documentaries like these. Definitely one of the best ones I have seen

Simply beautiful

What the car accident and Covid took from Momota we will never know, both himself and his head coach said he has fully recovered, but on the court he played like he has aged 10 years. His post accident form remained me of LD just before he retired, slow on defense and weak attacking game, frequently losing to second tier players. Momota’s once impenetrable defense that frustrated Axelsen so much became porous, always half a step too slow to the net, couldn’t get down low fast enough for smashes, and when his opportunity comes, often hit a drop shot or clear back instead of attacking. For LD it was Father Time, but Momota has lost something mentally or physically or maybe both from the accident.

One of the best documentary made on a badminton player🙌

So much effort went into editing this video. Thank you so much.

Really appreciate your effort in making this marvelous documentary for Kento Momota! Merci beaucoup ! P/s: 桃田選手、がんばれー💪! You are an inspiring model.🙌

Wow incredible journey of a star momota ,looking forward to more videos thank you this is badminton and as an indian I admire japanese badminton and volleyball team and momota deserves a olympic gold medal

This documentary is so well produced!! Subbed!

The Nippon Badminton Association is to be blamed for the terrible mistake of "punishing" Japan's national badminton hero for his gambling addiction instead of"helping" him out of the habbit and regain his dignity in the badminton world. The action of the NBA has caused Momota dearly, since then, his career has been on the downhill. So sad to see him retire.😢

Love this video so much, huge fan of Badminton, especially Momota. I was a member of a badminton club during my secondary school. Then I quit due to studying, however, my passion is back because of Momota. Thank you very much.

This was SO beautifully done and researched! I loved how professional and creative this video was - please make more of these kinds of videos

Very touching video for a player that is so talented and captivating. Thank you!! ♥️

My fav singles player

Momotaaaa!

Best to be the least...one who can get over adversary like him is tremendous in itself...respect bro....Wow..

My favourite badminton player

wow.. This video editing is so good!!..

incredible video congrats

泣きました 自分も桃田選手のようにポジティブに強くプレー出来る選手になるよう頑張ろうと思えるような動画でした 桃田選手は自分もまだまだ現役で活躍できるような選手だと思うので応援してます🔥🔥🔥🔥

What an amazing video. Thank you for making this

my man is back

Fantastic video. Whatever happens he'll still be regarded as one of the greatest badminton players of his generation.

6:57 I hope Momota as of now will once again return to this moment and reemerge as a phoenix would

One of my favourite and inspiring player. Momota Happy Retirement. Will miss you

I will always remember you. You are my hero.

Une des meilleures vidéos que j’ai jamais vu 🤗 Reviens-nous Kento et continue de nous faire rêver comme tu as déjà pu le faire auparavant 🙏 Et par pitié, change de raquette et rejoue avec l’Astrox 99, c’est avec elle que tu as brillé 😉

thankyou so much for making videos like this always

Amazing video. Thats what i can only say..

I see you're testing some new things for your channel and I think it's a great shift! Great video :)

This is such an amazingly curated video! Kudos to for making it! and of course, the ever inspiring Kento Momota, has been and is undeniably a badminton legend!

Wait and watch Kento Momota will rise again Love from India❤