Japan's men's world No. 2 Kento Momota suffered an upset second-round men's singles loss at the BWF World Championships on Wednesday, losing for the first time in nine career matches to India's H.S. Prannoy.Ranked 18th in the world, Prannoy defeated Momota 21-17, 21-16 in 54 minutes on the worlds' third day at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. Momota has not advanced past the second round since his back-to-back world championships in 2018 and 2019."I got nervous and I played cautiously," Momota said. "I shriveled up at the thought of making mistakes and was unable to do the things that got me h…READ FULL ARTICLE
