Badminton Badminton Asia Championships: Momota overcomes Shi Yuqi in thriller Kento Momota lost the first game 21-12, but roared back in the second and third games to secure the title. AFP Shanghai 28 April, 2019 17:29 IST Kento Momota came from a game down to beat his Chinese opponent. - AFP AFP Shanghai 28 April, 2019 17:29 IST Japan's world number one Kento Momota roared back from a game down to defeat Shi Yuqi of China and retain his Badminton Asia Championships title on Sunday.In a repeat match of last year's World Championships final, second-ranked Shi powered into a 6-0 lead in the first game.Momota -- who beat Shi to win the world title -- briefly drew level, before the 23-year-old Chinese took the opening game 21-12.Read: Akane Yamaguchi races to Japan's first Asia women's titleThe 24-year-old Momota appeared to lack his explosive best and was behind early in the second game too, before forcing level at 11-11.The Japanese top seed then belatedly found his rhythm and sealed the second game 21-18 with a delicious smash.The momentum was all with Momota now and he clinched the title in 69 minutes by easily winning the third game 21-8 against a badly deflated Shi. Subscribe to our daily newsletter Get your daily dose of Sportstar with handpicked stories delivered right to your inbox! SUBSCRIBE Please enter a valid email address.