Kento caps stellar year with 11th title


Plenty to smile about: Japan’s Kento Momota posing with his trophy after winning the singles title against Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting at the World Tour Finals in Guangzhou yesterday. — AP

KUALA LUMPUR: World number one Kento Momota fought back from a game down to win his 11th badminton title of the year with victory at the US$1.5mil (RM6.2mil) BWF World Tour Finals in China.

The peerless Japanese defeated Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting 17-21,21-17,21-14 in 87 high-quality minutes at the season-ending showpiece in Guangzhou.

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