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Kento Momota

The native form of this personal name is Momota Kento. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Kento Momota (桃田 賢斗, Momota Kento, born 1 September 1994) is a former Japanese badminton player.[1] He has won several major badminton tournaments including two World Championships titles, two Asian Championships titles, and one All England title. Momota has received a Guinness World Records certificate for "The most badminton men's singles titles in a season", for his achievements by winning 11 titles in the 2019 season.[2]

Kento Momota
桃田 賢斗
Momota at the 2019 German Open
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994 (age 30)
Mino, Kagawa, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Retired6 May 2024
HandednessLeft
CoachYousuke Nakanishi
Men's singles
Career record388 wins, 111 losses
Highest ranking1 (27 September 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Nanjing Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Basel Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Jakarta Men's singles
Sudirman Cup
Silver medal – second place 2015 Dongguan Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2019 Nanning Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Vantaa Mixed team
Thomas Cup
Gold medal – first place 2014 New Delhi Men's team
Silver medal – second place 2018 Bangkok Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2020 Aarhus Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Bangkok Men's team
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Jakarta–Palembang Men's team
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Wuhan Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2019 Wuhan Men's singles
Asia Team Championships
Silver medal – second place 2016 Hyderabad Men's team
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Selangor Men's team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Chiba Boys' singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Chiba Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Taipei Boys' singles
Asian Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Boys' singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Gimcheon Mixed team
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Lucknow Boys' singles
BWF profile

Early life

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Momota was born in Mitoyo, Kagawa Prefecture, and started playing badminton in the second grade of elementary school. When he was in sixth grade he received his first title in the All Japan Elementary School Championship, winning the men's singles category. Momota entered junior high school in Fukushima Prefecture, and during his third year he won the All Japan Junior High School Championship. After graduating from junior high school Momota studied at Tomioka High School in Fukushima prefecture.

Career

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2011

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Momota's presence was increasingly visible as he took part in a bigger race, the 2011 World Junior Championships held in Taipei, Taiwan. Even though Momota did not make it as a champion, it was a valuable lesson when he lost in the semifinal to the Malaysian Zulfadli Zulkiffli who came out as the 2011 World Junior Champion. Towards the end of 2011, Momota began to compete with his seniors in the All Japan Badminton Championship or 2011 Japan National Championship. Momota lost to Kenichi Tago in the final. Even so, his performance was noticed by the Nippon Badminton Association (NBA). Momota began to join the Japanese national team and was expected to become a future star.

2012

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Young Momota continued to learn from his defeats. Momota participated in the 2012 Asian Junior Championships held in Gimcheon, South Korea. Learning from his mistakes in 2011, he avenged his defeat in 2011 by becoming 2012 Asia Junior Champion after defeating Malaysian representatives, Soong Joo Ven in two straight games, 21–13, 22–20. In the same year, Momota also won the World Junior Championships held in Chiba, Japan. Appearing at home, Momota managed to donate gold in public. In the final round, he beat the mainstay of China, Xue Song through a very tight rubber game match. Momota won 21–17, 19–21, 21–19.

2013

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The promising Momota prospect attracted the attention of the Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (NTT East), the badminton club of NTT East which finally succeeded in asking for his hand to join. Momota officially joined the club that raised its name since April 2013. NTT East is the largest telecommunications company in Japan. By joining the NTT East club, Momota was ready with the consequences of also working at the company. Momota who was then 19 years old had begun to learn to manage time management in such a way. He began to get used to dividing his time to work, practicing on the Japanese national team, and being active in his club.

In 2013, Momota who started the youth competition was sent to the International Challenge competition level.[citation needed] Satisfactory results in the International Challenge tournaments in Europe. Momota managed to emerge as champion in Estonia, Sweden and Austria. Momota was immediately forged in a series of Grand Prix/Gold tournaments and even Superseries (Premiers) throughout 2013.

2014

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He won all his matches during Japan's maiden Thomas Cup victory in 2014, playing second men's singles behind Kenichi Tago.

2015

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In 2015, he became the first Japanese player to win the Singapore Open. By winning that title, he became the first Japanese player to successfully capture a Superseries in the men's singles and currently holds the record as the youngest Super Series champion in that category. In the 2015 Sudirman Cup, he repeated his feat in Thomas Cup to help Japan secure a spot as a runner-up. He once again made history in the 2015 BWF World Championships held in Jakarta. He became the first Japanese player to win a medal in the men's singles of the prestigious tournament. He made it to the semi-finals, before losing to Chen Long in straight sets. Rounding off the year, he won the 2015 BWF World Superseries Finals in Dubai. He competed at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea, as well as the 2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships in Hyderabad, India.

2018

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Momota returned to the Japanese national team at the end of 2017. However, due to a lack of his points, he was not qualified to play in the 2018 All England Open, a significant Super 1000 tournament which was held in March.[3] On 28 April, he won the 2018 Asian Championships which was held in Wuhan, after defeating Chen Long of China in the finals with a score of 21–17, 21–13.

On 5 August, he won the World Championships title in Nanjing, China after beating Shi Yuqi from China in the finals with a score of 21–11, 21–13. He also won 4 BWF World Tour titles: Indonesia Open, Japan Open, Denmark Open and Fuzhou China Open. Momota became the first Japanese men's singles player to occupy the World number 1 in the BWF World ranking in 27 September.[4]

2019

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Momota started the 2019 season by competing at the Malaysia Masters as the first seed, but his pace was stopped by Kenta Nishimoto in the first round.[5] He then reached the final in Indonesia Masters, but losing to Anders Antonsen of Denmark.[6] Momota claimed his first title in 2019, by winning the German Open a Super 300 tournament.[7] In March 2019, he won the All England Open beating Viktor Axelsen from Denmark in the finals in 3 sets with a score of 21–11, 15–21, 21–15, becoming the first Japanese man to win the All England Open title.[8]

In April, Momota won his second Asian Championships title in Wuhan, China beating home favorite Shi Yuqi in three games 12–21, 21–18, 21–8.[9] He also won the Singapore and Japan Open titles. In August, he reclaimed his World Champion title, beating Anders Antonsen 21–9 and 21–3. In doing so, Momota became only the fourth player to win back-to-back titles on a short, all-Chinese list that includes Yang Yang, Lin Dan and Chen Long.[10] After that, he won his first title in China and Korea Opens, also defend his title at Denmark Open and Fuzhou China Open.[11]

Momota closed his stellar 2019 year by winning his 11th title, the World Tour Finals by beating Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 17–21, 21–17, 21–14.[12] Previously in the gala dinner of the same event, he was awarded as the BWF Best Male Player of the Year.[13] He is also nominated as Best Male Athlete by the Association Internationale de la Presse Sportive.[14]

2020

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Momota began the 2020 season as the men's singles world number 1. He competed at the Malaysia Masters as the first seeded, defeated Indian's Kashyap Parupalli and H. S. Prannoy in the first and second round with two straight games, later in the quarter-final beating Huang Yuxiang in the rubber games.[15] In the semi-final, he dashed the host nation's hopes by bowing Lee Zii Jia with the score of 21–10, 21–19.[16] Despite not being at his physical best, Momota pulled off a good show to beat the 2017 World Champion Viktor Axelsen of Denmark 24–22, 21–11 in the final. He extended his head-to-head record over Axelsen to a whopping 14–1.[17] After winning the Malaysia Masters, Momota was involved in a fatal accident, in which the driver was killed, on the way to the airport. He was reported to suffer a broken nose as well as injuries to his lips and face.[18] However, it was later confirmed by Nippon Badminton Association that he did not have a broken bone anywhere.[19]

2021

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In January, Momota tested positive for COVID-19 prior to travelling to Bangkok. As a result, the entire Japanese team withdrew from the three tournaments scheduled to occur that month in Thailand: the Yonex Thailand Open, Toyota Thailand Open, and World Tour Finals.[20] In March, Momota made a comeback to international competition from injury at the All England Open. Seeded first, he was beaten by Lee Zii Jia of Malaysia in the quarter-finals in straight games.[21]

During 2020 Summer Olympics, again playing as top seed, Momota was knocked out in the group stage after losing to the unseeded South Korean Heo Kwang-hee.[22] In September–October, Momota alongside Japanese team competed at the Sudirman Cup in Vantaa, Finland. He helps the team reaching the finals, but Japan was defeated by China 1–3.[23] At the Thomas Cup in Aarhus, Denmark, Momota alongside Japanese team won the bronze medal. The team was defeated by China in the semi-finals with a score of 1–3.[24]

In October, he took part in the Denmark Open and finished in 2nd place to Viktor Axelsen in three games, 22–20, 18–21, and 12–21, in a match lasting an hour and thirty-three minutes.[25]

In November, Momota won his first title since his injury, the Indonesia Masters, defeating Anders Antonsen in straight games (21–17, 21–11) in a seemingly one-sided final.[26]

2022

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Momota had a rough start to the 2022 season. Post injury recovery, besides slipping to number 2 on the world rankings, he has not performed up to his pre-injury level. In the opening season, he participated in three tournaments, the All England Open, German Open and the Asia Championships. In the All England Open, he was knocked out in the quarter-finals by Malaysian Lee Zii Jia with score 7–21, 21–13, 11–21.[27] In the German Open, he was knocked out in the first round by his Japanese compatriot Kenta Nishimoto with a score of 21–23, 9–21 in 2 straight sets.[28] At the Asia Championships, he was defeated in 3 games in the first round by Indonesian Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo 21–17, 17–21, 7–21.[29]

In the first round of the Thailand Open, he was eliminated in a tame defeat by Zhao Junpeng, 8–21, 11–21 in straight games.[30]

At the first round of the Indonesia Open, he was knocked out in the first round by the 13th-ranked Rasmus Gemke from Denmark, 19–21, 21–19, 14–21. After the match, Momota stated that he was "disappointed" because he made so many mistakes and that he "would do much more practice to get a better result for the next tournament".[31]

At the Malaysia Open, Momota made it through to his first final since winning the 2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750 event in November. He had received 2 walkovers, one against Kantaphon Wangcharoen and the other being a walkover due to his opponent, Shesar Hiren Rhustavito retiring mid match due to injury. In the final, Momota was trashed by Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen, losing 4–21, 7–21 in just 34 minutes.[32] After the match, Momota told reporters that Axelsen's "level" was higher than he expected, and that despite the loss, he was "very happy to be back here after all the difficult times" he had been through, adding that he "might be getting closer to the answer" that he was looking for.[33][34]

In the following week, Momota lost in the round of 16 at the Malaysia Masters to compatriot Kanta Tsuneyama, losing 16–21, 15–21 in 50 minutes.[35]

In late August, playing in his home country, Momota took part in the World Championships as the 2nd seed. He was upset by the unseeded Prannoy H. S. in the round of 32, losing 17–21, 16–21 in straight games.[36]

2024

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On the 18th April, Momota announced his retirement from the Japanese national team, with the 2024 Thomas Cup being his last international tournament.[37]

Achievements

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BWF World Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2015 Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia   Chen Long 9–21, 15–21   Bronze
2018 Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park, Nanjing, China   Shi Yuqi 21–11, 21–13   Gold
2019 St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland   Anders Antonsen 21–9, 21–3   Gold [10]

Asian Championships

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Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result Ref
2018 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China   Chen Long 21–17, 21–13   Gold
2019 Wuhan Sports Center Gymnasium, Wuhan, China   Shi Yuqi 12–21, 21–18, 21–8   Gold [9]

BWF World Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Taoyuan Arena, Taoyuan City, Taipei, Taiwan   Zulfadli Zulkiffli 18–21, 18–21   Bronze
2012 Chiba Port Arena, Chiba, Japan   Xue Song 21–17, 19–21, 21–19   Gold

Asian Junior Championships

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Boys' singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2011 Babu Banarasi Das Indoor Stadium, Lucknow, India   Zulfadli Zulkiffli 18–21, 19–21   Bronze
2012 Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea   Soong Joo Ven 21–13, 22–20   Gold

BWF World Tour (16 titles, 6 runners-up)

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The BWF World Tour, which was announced on 19 March 2017 and implemented in 2018,[38] is a series of elite badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). The BWF World Tour is divided into levels of World Tour Finals, Super 1000, Super 750, Super 500, Super 300 (part of the HSBC World Tour), and the BWF Tour Super 100.[39]

Men's singles

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2018 Malaysia Open Super 750   Lee Chong Wei 17–21, 21–23   Runner-up
2018 Indonesia Open Super 1000   Viktor Axelsen 21–14, 21–9   Winner
2018 Japan Open Super 750   Khosit Phetpradab 21–14, 21–11   Winner
2018 China Open Super 1000   Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 21–23, 19–21   Runner-up
2018 Denmark Open Super 750   Chou Tien-chen 22–20, 16–21, 21–15   Winner
2018 Fuzhou China Open Super 750   Chou Tien-chen 21–13, 11–21, 21–16   Winner
2018 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals   Shi Yuqi 12–21, 11–21   Runner-up
2019 Indonesia Masters Super 500   Anders Antonsen 16–21, 21–14, 16–21   Runner-up
2019 German Open Super 300   Kenta Nishimoto 21–10, 21–16   Winner
2019 All England Open Super 1000   Viktor Axelsen 21–11, 15–21, 21–15   Winner
2019 Singapore Open Super 500   Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 10–21, 21–19, 21–13   Winner
2019 Japan Open Super 750   Jonatan Christie 21–16, 21–13   Winner
2019 China Open Super 1000   Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 19–21, 21–17, 21–19   Winner
2019 Korea Open Super 500   Chou Tien-chen 21–19, 21–17   Winner
2019 Denmark Open Super 750   Chen Long 21–14, 21–12   Winner
2019 Fuzhou China Open Super 750   Chou Tien-chen 21–15, 17–21, 21–18   Winner
2019 BWF World Tour Finals World Tour Finals   Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 17–21, 21–17, 21–14   Winner
2020 Malaysia Masters Super 500   Viktor Axelsen 24–22, 21–11   Winner
2021 Denmark Open Super 1000   Viktor Axelsen 22–20, 18–21, 12–21   Runner-up
2021 Indonesia Masters Super 750   Anders Antonsen 21–17, 21–11   Winner
2022 Malaysia Open Super 750   Viktor Axelsen 4–21, 7–21   Runner-up
2023 Korea Masters Super 300   Koki Watanabe 21–16, 21–15   Winner

BWF Superseries (4 titles)

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The BWF Superseries, which was launched on 14 December 2006 and implemented in 2007,[40] was a series of elite badminton tournaments, sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF). BWF Superseries levels were Superseries and Superseries Premier. A season of Superseries consisted of twelve tournaments around the world that had been introduced since 2011.[41] Successful players were invited to the Superseries Finals, which were held at the end of each year.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2015 Singapore Open   Hu Yun 21–17, 16–21, 21–15   Winner
2015 Indonesia Open   Jan Ø. Jørgensen 16–21, 21–19, 21–7   Winner
2015 Dubai World Superseries Finals   Viktor Axelsen 21–15, 21–12   Winner
2016 India Open   Viktor Axelsen 21–15, 21–18   Winner
  BWF Superseries Finals tournament
  BWF Superseries Premier tournament
  BWF Superseries tournament

BWF Grand Prix (2 titles, 1 runner-up)

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The BWF Grand Prix had two levels, the Grand Prix and Grand Prix Gold. It was a series of badminton tournaments sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) and played between 2007 and 2017.

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2017 Canada Open   Kanta Tsuneyama 20–22, 21–14, 14–21   Runner-up
2017 Dutch Open   Yu Igarashi 21–10, 21–12   Winner
2017 Macau Open   Ihsan Maulana Mustofa 21–16, 21–10   Winner
  BWF Grand Prix Gold tournament
  BWF Grand Prix tournament

BWF International Challenge/Series (7 titles)

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Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2013 Estonian International   Eetu Heino 20–22, 21–15, 21–15   Winner
2013 Swedish Masters   Eric Pang 21–9, 16–21, 21–18   Winner
2013 Austrian International   Riichi Takeshita 21–19, 21–12   Winner
2017 Yonex / K&D Graphics International   Kevin Cordón 21–7, 21–15   Winner
2017 Belgian International   Lee Cheuk Yiu 21–14, 21–18   Winner
2017 Czech Open   Thomas Rouxel 21–8, 21–14   Winner
2018 Vietnam International   Goh Giap Chin 21–9, 21–15   Winner
  BWF International Challenge tournament
  BWF International Series tournament

Gambling scandal

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On 7 April 2016, Momota admitted visiting an illegal casino in Tokyo after casino staff reported him gambling there "frequently". In a board meeting, it was revealed that he gambled away 0.5 million yen during 6 visits to the casino with his teammate, Kenichi Tago, who spent 10 million yen after 60 visits to various casinos.[42][43] The Nippon Badminton Association secretary general Kinji Zeniya said it would “probably be impossible” for Momota to participate in the Rio 2016 Olympics, with frequent gambling being punishable by law with a prison sentence of up to 3 years.[44][45][46] He was banned from playing until late 2017 for this.

Career overview

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Performance timeline

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Key
W F SF QF #R RR Q# A G S B NH N/A DNQ
(W) won; (F) finalist; (SF) semi-finalist; (QF) quarter-finalist; (#R) rounds 4, 3, 2, 1; (RR) round-robin stage; (Q#) qualification round; (A) absent; (G) gold, (S) silver or (B) bronze medal; (NH) not held; (N/A) not applicable; (DNQ) did not qualify.
To avoid confusion and double counting, these charts are updated at the conclusion of a tournament or when the player's participation has ended.

National team

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  • Junior level
Team events 2010 2011 2012
Asian Junior Championships RR QF G
World Junior Championships 5th 5th S
  • Senior level
Team events 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Ref
Asian Championships NH S NH QF NH A NH A NH B
Asian Games QF NH B NH A NH
Thomas Cup G NH A NH S NH B NH B NH QF [24][47]
Sudirman Cup NH S NH A NH S NH S NH A NH [23]

Individual competitions

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Junior level

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  • Boys' singles
Event 2010 2011 2012
Asian Junior Championships 4R B G
World Junior Championships 3R B G
  • Boys' doubles
Event 2010 2011
Asian Junior Championships 2R 2R
World Junior Championships A 3R
  • Mixed doubles
Event 2010 2011
Asian Junior Championships A 2R
World Junior Championships 2R A

Senior level

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Events 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 Ref
Asian Championships 3R 2R 1R w/d w/d A G G NH 1R [9][29]
Asian Games NH 3R NH 3R NH A
World Championships NH DNQ 1R B NH DNQ G G NH w/d 2R [10][36]
Olympic Games DNQ NH DNQ NH RR NH [22]
Tournament BWF Superseries / Grand Prix BWF World Tour Best Ref
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Malaysia Open A QF QF 2R A F 2R NH F A F ('18, '22) [32]
India Open A 1R 1R 2R W A NH A 1R A W ('16)
Indonesia Masters A 1R A NH A F w/d W A 1R Q1 W ('21) [6][26]
German Open A 2R 3R w/d A QF W NH 1R SF A W ('19) [7][28]
French Open A 1R SF 2R A SF QF NH SF w/d A SF ('14, '18, '21)
All England Open A QF QF QF A W A QF QF 1R A W ('19) [8][21][27]
Swiss Open A QF A NH A QF ('18)
Thailand Open NH A NH A w/d w/d NH 1R A Ret. 1R ('22) [30]
w/d
Malaysia Masters A 2R A 1R W NH 2R 1R W ('20) [5][17][35]
Singapore Open A QF 1R W w/d A W NH A W ('15, '19)
Indonesia Open A 1R W A W 2R NH 2R 1R 1R W ('15, '18) [31]
Australian Open A 3R QF 2R A NH A 1R QF ('14)
U.S. Open A SF A NH A SF ('13)
Canada Open A 2R 3R w/d A F A NH A 1R F ('17)
Japan Open A 2R 1R 2R A W W NH 1R 1R W ('18, '19)
Korea Open A 2R SF A QF W NH A 2R W ('19)
Vietnam Open A QF A NH A QF ('12)
Hong Kong Open A 1R 1R 2R A SF w/d NH A SF ('18)
China Open A 1R SF QF 2R A F W NH A W ('19)
Denmark Open A 1R 2R QF A W W w/d F w/d A W ('18, '19) [11][25]
Korea Masters 2R A NH A W W ('23)
Japan Masters NH QF QF ('23)
China Masters A QF A W W NH A W ('18, '19)
BWF Superseries /
World Tour Finals 		DNQ RR W DNQ F W DNQ RR DNQ W ('15, '19) [12]
Dutch Open A W A NH N/A W ('17)
Macau Open A 2R 1R 2R A W A NH W ('17)
Year-end ranking 90 17 13 3 — 48 1 1 1 2 18 38 — 1
Tournament 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Best Ref

Record against selected opponents

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Record against year-end Finals finalists, World Championships semi-finalists, and Olympic quarter-finalists. Accurate as of 7 May 2024.[48]

Equipment

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Known Rackets Used

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  • Yonex Arcsaber Z Slash (Early Years)
  • Yonex Voltric Z Force (2012 - 2014)
  • Yonex Voltric Z Force II (2014 - 2016)
  • Yonex Duora Z Strike (2017)
  • Yonex Astrox 88D [Red/Green] (2018)
  • Yonex Astrox 99 (2018 - 2021)
  • Yonex Astrox 99 Pro (2021 - 2023)
  • Yonex Astrox 77 Pro (2023 - 2024)

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