Kento Momota

Kento Momota
Momota at the 2019 German Open
Personal information
CountryJapan
Born (1994-09-01) 1 September 1994
Mino, Kagawa, Japan
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Retired6 May 2024
HandednessLeft
CoachYousuke Nakanishi
Men's singles
Career record388 wins, 111 losses
Highest ranking1 (27 September 2018)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Japan
World Championships
2018 NanjingMen's singles
2019 BaselMen's singles
2015 JakartaMen's singles
Sudirman Cup
2015 DongguanMixed team
2019 NanningMixed team
2021 VantaaMixed team
Thomas Cup
2014 New DelhiMen's team
2018 BangkokMen's team
2020 AarhusMen's team
2022 BangkokMen's team
Asian Games
2018 Jakarta–PalembangMen's team
Asian Championships
2018 WuhanMen's singles
2019 WuhanMen's singles
Asia Team Championships
2016 HyderabadMen's team
2024 SelangorMen's team
World Junior Championships
2012 ChibaBoys' singles
2012 ChibaMixed team
2011 TaipeiBoys' singles
Asian Junior Championships
2012 GimcheonBoys' singles
2012 GimcheonMixed team
2011 LucknowBoys' singles
BWF profile

Kento Momota (桃田 賢斗, Momota Kento; born 1 September 1994) is a former Japanese badminton player. He has won several major badminton tournaments including becoming a two time World Champion, becoming a two time Asian Champion, and winning one All England title. Momota received a Guinness World Records certificate for "The most badminton men's singles titles in a season", for winning 11 titles in the 2019 season.

Known for his unpredictable and explosive playing style, he became the first ever Japanese men's singles player to achieve a BWF ranking of No.1 in 2018, holding this distinction for 121 weeks and subsequently being awarded the BWF's best male player of the year award. He is considered to be one of the greats of men's singles badminton.