Momota and Chou had a close semifinal in Bali, but the No 1 badminton player claimed a 21-19, 21-11 victory over Chou.

Momota, now the favourite to win the men’s singles trophy, will meet Danish Anders Antonsen in the final tomorrow.

The Japan team tops the Indonesia Masters, the first tournament in Asia for 10 months, with four tickets to the finals out of five titles.

It also dominated the Denmark Open and French Open earlier this year, winning three titles respectively.

The Indonesia Masters is one of three back-to-back tournaments, culminating in the season-ending World Tour Finals taking place in Bali without fans because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Japan’s top women’s seed Akane Yamaguchi also powered into the final after she beat Indian two-time Olympic medallist Pusarla Venkata Sindhu 21-13, 21-9.

“Pusarla had strong power and aggressive attacks but I managed to put pressure on her and frustrate her at her own game,” said Akane, who will meet Korea’s An Se-young in the final.

The Japan team has also booked a seat in the finals of the men’s and women’s double titles.

Takuro Hoki and Yugo Kobayashi won over Malaysia’s Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik 21-18, 19-21, 21-17.

Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida stunned Thailand’s Puttita Supajirakul and Sapsiree Taerattanachai 22-24, 21-17, 21-18.