Badminton News: Japanese men’s singles star Kento Momota has decided to withdraw from the prestigious Malaysia Open World Tour Super 1000 tournament from January 10-15 at Axiata Arena, Bukit Jalil Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
The Nippon Badminton Association has confirmed via Twitter that world number 16 Kento Momota will not be taking part in the tournament as he is suffering from a cold. He will also miss the next two tournaments, namely India Open World Tour Super 750 and Indonesia Masters World Tour Super 500.
The Nippon Badminton Association hasn’t said anything about Momota’s participation in the Indonesia Masters 2023 (January 24 to January 29), but his name is still visible in the Indonesia Masters 2023 draw.
Independent Liew Daren, first on the reserve list, will replace the Japanese international in the tournament and will face French youngster Toma Junior Popov in the first round.
Meanwhile, the Japanese team also received another blow when women’s doubles pair and world No. 8 Mayu Matsumoto / Wakana Nagahara were also forced to withdraw from the tournament due to a joint injury. leg suffered by Nagahara.
The Malaysian Open 2023 has been upgraded from the BWF World Tour Super 750 level to a Super 1000 tournament. individual players at least 1 billion rupees if to be a winner.
Article tags: Kento Momota, Malaysian Open 2023
Published by Ligaolahraga.com at https://www.ligaolahraga.com/badminton/kento-momota-jadi-bintang-pertama-yang-mundur-dari-malaysia-open-2023
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