Former world No. 1 Kento Momota launched his bid for a third men's singles world title in front of his home fans Monday with a 21-16, 21-14 win over first-round opponent Lino Munoz of Mexico.The 27-year-old star headlined a strong field of Japanese players on the opening day of the BWF World Championships, running through Sunday at Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium.Kenta Nishimoto earlier upset Danish third seed Anders Antonson 21-15, 21-19 in the men's singles, while Kodai Naraoka defeated Ukraine's Danylo Bosniuk 21-12, 21-17.All three Japanese doubles pairs competing on the opening day were v…READ FULL ARTICLE
