Momota 1 win from 11th badminton title of the year

Momota 1 win from 11th badminton title of the year

World No 1 beats Taiwan's Wang Tzu-wei to make the final of season-ending World Tour Finals.

Japan’s Kento Momota celebrates after defeating Taiwan’s Wang Tzu Wei. (AP pic)
SHANGHAI:
Kento Momota will play Indonesia’s Anthony Sinisuka Ginting in Sunday’s final of the season-ending BWF World Tour Finals as the Japanese closes on an 11th title of 2019.

World No 1 Momota has reigned over badminton this year and defeated Taiwan’s Wang Tzu-wei 21-17, 21-12 in their semi-final on Saturday in Guangzhou.

He is enjoying a spectacular season, with the World Championships, Asia Championships and prestigious All England Open among his haul of tournament victories.

Momota will be a hot favourite in southern China against Ginting having defeated the Indonesian 10 times in their 14 meetings.

World No 8 Ginting sealed his place in the championship match with a 21-15, 21-15 victory over China’s reigning Olympic champion Chen Long.

In the women’s final, China’s world No 2 Chen Yufei faces Taiwan’s top-ranked Tai Tzu-ying.

Chen defeated Akane Yamaguchi 21-18, 21-9 in their semi-final while Tai beat another Japanese, Nozomi Okuhara, 21-15, 21-18.

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