ODENSE: Shuttler Koki Watanabe (pic) of Japan may be one of the shortest players in the men’s singles fray but he hopes to stand tall like his idol Kento Momota.
The 25-year-old Watanabe has been rising up steadily to add depth in Japan’s singles department. He is currently ranked 13th in the world, eight rungs below national No. 1 Kodai Naraoka.
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