Japan's men reached the Thomas Cup badminton tournament final on Friday with a hard-fought 3-2 win over defending champions Denmark.Kento Momota opened Japan's campaign with a convincing 21-17, 21-9 victory over reigning world champ and world No. 1 Viktor Axelsen in the singles. The former world No. 2 Momota scored five consecutive points when he was leading 15-8 in the second game and sealed the match in 40 minutes.Kenta Nishimoto beat Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 21-19, 21-12 in the third rubber, after the duo of Takeshi Kamura and Keigo Sonoda suffered a 21-18, 21-15 defeat to Mathias Boe an…READ FULL ARTICLE