Badminton: Momota, Yamaguchi win as Japan dominates German Open

Kento Momota and Akane Yamaguchi won the men's and women's singles finals, respectively, to complete a dominant showing by Japanese players at the Badminton World Federation German Open on Sunday.World champion Momota, 24, outdueled Kenta Nishimoto 21-10, 21-16 to take the men's crown in an all-Japanese decider at the Innogy Sporthalle in Muelheim.In the women's final, fifth-ranked Yamaguchi, 21, clinched her third straight title after surviving a championship point to beat Thailand's Ratchanok Intanon 16-21, 21-14, 25-23.In another all-Japanese affair, the second-seeded pair of Hiroyuki En…READ FULL ARTICLE