lmao

I was amused by that too. He's like _ok great I'm done for today let's go have some dinner_

Dont't you know the massacre in Nanjing by the Japanese during the WWII? This game is held in Nanjing. If Momota, a japanese player, shows overwhelming excitement after winning the match, it may irritate the nerves of the Chinese audience.

no one gives a shit about that, so fuck you.

typical Chinese - making angry politics about everything, victimizing themselves and demonizing others

debabrata samantaray apparently all those aggression work very well against his own team mates. Apparently~

it was :D

And now postponed.

Postponing the Olympic really helped Momota. His chance of winning gold this year is not that high because of his eye injury. One more year should help him get back to form.

@@qidongxu7339 true

He's done

​@@DuplantisTerpelanting I cant believe momota went from this to losing to the likes of ng ka long angus

Yes I noticed the same! Fantastic player and just great sportmanship. Awful contrast to the womens singles winner.

sometimes you need something bad to happen to make you realise your true passion. i think his gambling issue make him realise that badminton is his true passion, and now he came back stronger, better and fitter player.

It's true, but you need to realize here is Nanjing and Momota is a Japanese player. In such sensitive city, audiences cannot be 100% put down the historic reasons to support a Japanese player!

殷漠寒 of course, we understand the history of conflict. However, it should never have a place in sport. My grandfather was made a slave during WW2 by the Japanese soldiers. That doesn't stop me from loving his play or character. It's been 74 years. Momota shouldn't have to pay for his country's sins.

chinese audiences have a very poor sense of sportmanship in this final.

LOL the audience ...

殷漠寒 it’s like you that’s what I’m talking about ! shut up or leave. Stop bring history in this it’s totally nothing to do with sport

People gamble every where, and every one has both good and bad; and I don't think gambling is generally bad; it's just bad when it has gone to the point of addictions. Even addiction to sugar would give diabetes, is in-taking sugar bad then? Japan is just one of the countries that have a few weird traditions that are outdated in today world, and they are just too proud too see the good side of certain things that have became great entertainment in this time and age. People gamble for the fun of it and release stresses, too, not only about winning and losing. Japan banned Momota for a whole year was a ridiculous move ever from their government. Such a bold move that weakened their national badminton team for a long duration.

Dude, it's not an issue. He was caught inside a casino. There was no evidence that he actually gambled. Check ur facts first.

Dakon8 can someone enlighten me on why Momota was banned for a year?

Momota is so overrated lately. Yes, he won WC but he was not even anywhere near a bronze medal at Asian Games. there are many young players challenging him. and some already beating him. let's see how long can he stay on top.

Overrated even, look how he controls the game, the game vs Ginting of Indonesia was not at Kento's best ofc everyone can tell, and look how good Ginting was in that game. Overrated I don't think so, is there any player comback on suspended like him and be like that. Everyone here agree hes two of the best at the moment, beside Lindan

Dude you try playing back to back tournaments, Let's see how many finals you make. Momota made it to 3 finals, won 2 of them, WC and Indonesia open before playing the asian games. Everybody gets beaten now and then, doesn't matter who you are. LD or LCW. He's beaten LD today and into the SF of Japan Open.

@@alanto4756 he is still on top today. winning 11 titles in a year surpassing LCW with 10

@@MinhNguyen-ou3uh LCW was banned 8 months and then went back again to be Worlds No.1

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this racket requires high technique to work well, hope you fit it.

@Nameless Hero Stan nope, some racket are not easy to use for new players. Astrox 99 has an extremly heavy head ( fit for men single) but quickly make our hand get tired and could not smash well.

Kids Toys he is saying when kento hits he doesn’t know whr it goes

I actually think it is important for the commentators to mention that fact every time along with the reason why he got banned. Not all of the viewers are aware of the reason of his absence. I have seen some live chat comments asking if Momota was banned because of the use of performance enhancing drugs, which most of us know is not true. Need to get the fact straight for those unaware.

tyatya tya and I’m one of them.. can one of you enlighten me as to why he was suspended?

Btw I’m a kid who’s using his dad’s acc.

True, but they have the natural king of all that, Lin Dan. Perhaps he was just born a winner, hard to say what kind of psychological coaching they get

I certainly agree that psychological status in important, but I really doubt whether it can be easily trained. I feel it's part of player's talent. On the other hand, I do think the coach needs to learn how to behave properly to avoid putting more pressure on the players. I remember Xia Xuanze did a very poor job in He Bingjiao's match against Marine.

The coach of LCW told in the interview that Lin Dan is naturally gifted with consistency and the resistance. So perhaps that is more his own personal gift than a coaching result. Momota is rumored to be very consistent and dominating during the play.

LCW CAN BEAT HIM....

And he can beat LCW too. He's beaten LCW twice.

Lin Dan did exactly the same shot with Lee Chong Wei in point 14 or 15 in the first game of 2011 World Championship Final match.

ak47 Momota looked so confused wearing it LOL

well that because Momota is a very fit player.in term of physical fitness, he is one of the top fittest MS.

yeah i totally agree with you. sometime the player increase the shuttle before they hit and it look like it way above the 1.15 meter but the service judge never called it fault and sometime the shuttle look lower than 1.15 meter but it got faulted by the service judge.maybe BWF can put a camera at the line level of the device so we can see what is service fault look like. Sorry for my english.

He can builds his own legend or destroy it, all depending on how focus and life choices.

Well said !

Buddy, you dont know badminton Thinking momota is above lin dan is the most ridiculous thing i’ve heard about badminton, lin dan in his prime will beat momota easy, ever watched 2008 olympics? Ever watched 2011, 2013 world championship? Btw, last time they’ve encountered, lin dan won in two straight games. Wait until momota gets: - 2 olympic gold medals - 5 world champions - 6 all england champions Lin dan isnt called the greatest badminton player of all times for no reasons Have some respect

Don get me wrong. Lindan is a legend and will likely be the greatest player on earth for a long long time to come. Lots of respect for him of course my friend. But If you read my original text again I did say with Momota only time will tell... Momota is extremely fit with out of this world defence (by the way he is more of a defensive player than LD), great net playing and powerful smashes when he uses them and mentally solid. I prefer watching him to Lin Dan. Will he achieve more than LD? Again, only time will tell. Not easy of course. Do I know badminton? I have represented my county buddy. Best regards

@@kimtran2161 Lol,you said prime LinDan is no where near Momota,then you said LinDan is the greatest,Wtf are you taking shit about ,stupid af

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Where is the source for this??

bob j nah they just played poorly against Shi yu Qi only

But Shi and Momota don't move as gracefully as LD, they're like scrambling all over the place

Tan Siying I have to agree.. it's so eye pleasing to watch every time ld and lcw play. They literally "glide" across the court. And now look them. Momota is fast but the movement isnt quite as smooth as ld or lcw. But that is how u can play efficiently.

2b 1a....I agree. And also on his backcourtforehand he left the shuttle really low and hit it without being properly under the ball. There were many great opportunities for smashes, too. He just hit back a soft clear of dropshot.

that's what the coaches instructed shi? sorry I don't understand mandarin/Chinese.

honestly, Momota seems to be tired in this match, actually in this whole tournament. If you compare against how he constantly attacked really heavily against LCW in Indonesia. Amazing he could play defensive like this and still take the crown

No, thats just play style against certain players. Same way how coaches tell you to play differently for different players. Its Play styles. LCW and LD has a play style of playing long rallies and try to win the point with minimal effort/energy. If Kento plays the same patience game with LCW, he's gonna bound to lose because LCW has way more experience than Kento. Coaches can also create new strategies to counter Kento's playing style; such as the match against Denmark Anderson. He's the only player in the whole tournament to give Kento a 3 set match. That's simply because their coach found a strategy to give kento a harder time to play the game.

I understand what you're trying to say but the reason why Shi and his coach was doing so was simply because in the Previous match where Kento faced Anderson of Denmark. He's the only player to give Kento a 3 set match in the whole tournament. With that said, if you did watch that match, you would realise that Anderson played a game where he would avoid the net, constantly lifting the shuttle to the back and forcing Kento to play a unusual play style. In the end, Kento won simply because he had higher Stamina and Endurance. If Anderson had hgiher stamina and Endurance than Kento, I'm pretty sure Kento wouldn't be in the finals today. Yes, Shi may have gone better without the "Bad Coaching" but he still his coach and you gotta follow what he says because he's the one give advice and training you to become world champion. Plus, I'm pretty sure If Shi didn't follow his coach's orders then his coach would neglet him during training or something where maybe he won't even get to play much tournament in the future. So you gotta understaind that players can'y just not follow their coach orders and what not.

Ugh don't forget about ginting

@@nabilan111 His inconsistency is still real... He can fight well against top player but can easily lose to those I expect him to win over easily.

You exaggerate too much. Momota's play are quite consistent like LCW. And so, like LCW, he can win many tournament titles. But he still lose to one of the top players every now and then. I am sure by now you know Momota was beaten by Shi in the BWF year end final by a big margin of 21-11, 21-10.

@@geetraldinha then don't forget abt shi yuqi

@@yct3369 what's wrong with my exaggerated comment? Momota did awesome come back in 2018 and I have my right to say he's the best right now. If you don't like it, then ignore it. I don't need your opinion here