Momota caps stellar year with 11th badminton title


Japan's Kento Momota celebrating with his trophy after winning in the men's singles badminton match against Indonesia's Anthony Sinisuka Ginting at the World Tour Finals in Guangzhou in south China's Guangdong province. - AP

SHANGHAI: World number one Kento Momota fought back from a game down to win his 11th badminton title of the year Sunday with victory at the BWF World Tour Finals.

The Japanese had lifted 10 titles in a remarkable 2019 while opponent Anthony Sinisuka Ginting had won none prior to their final in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou.

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