Momota Ready for International Return
Kento Momota has announced that he will make his long-awaited return to competitive badminton in the coming weeks.
· BWF STAFF
Speaking at the YONEX sponsorship announcement for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals in Tokyo yesterday evening, Momota revealed he will compete at the All-Japan national championships in Tokyo in late December, before planning to play in the YONEX Thailand Open (12-17 January) and the TOYOTA Thailand Open (19-24 January) in Bangkok.
Momota would need to earn enough points in those tournaments to boost his standing in the HSBC BWF Road to Bangkok Rankings in order to also qualify for the HSBC BWF World Tour Finals (27-31 January).
It has been a difficult year for the world No.1, who was injured in a car accident en route to Kuala Lumpur airport just hours after winning the Malaysia Masters. There were fears his career might be over after sustaining an injury to his eye socket.