Last national team dance for Japan's former World No. 1 Kento Momota in Chengdu's Thomas Cup｜桃田 賢斗

Former world champion Kento Momota is getting ready to represent Japan for the last time at the Thomas Cup international team competition starting in Chengdu, China.
The 29-year-old announced he will retire from playing for the Japanese national team earlier in April.
Momota became the first Japanese man to win the world championship in 2018 and went back-to-back the following year.
A recent run of injuries left the former world No. 1 with no hope of qualifying for the 2024 Paris Olympics.
The Kagawa Prefecture native was a dominant force at his peak, capturing a record 11 singles titles in the 2019 season. But his career was also marked by controversy and tragedy.
Momota lost his chance to contend for a medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics after being suspended for gambling at illegal casinos in Japan.
Following his victory at the Malaysia Masters in January 2020, he was hurt in a car crash near Kuala Lumpur that killed the driver of the van in which he was a passenger.
He did not win another title until November of the following year and made a disappointing group-stage exit at the Tokyo Olympics during the interim.

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Sayonara Momota San...! Ganbatte kudasai ne...!👍🙏