Cool! Momota's World Ranking Shifted By Axelsen

Viktor Axelsen (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - Viktor Axelsen made an amazing record in the world badminton rankings. This Danish athlete succeeded in shifting the name of Japanese badminton player Kento Momota from world number one.

Quoted from Antara, Wednesday, Axelsen had reached first place in 2017, but he slipped after Momota dominated in 2018.

The first place can be achieved by Axelsen again thanks to his consistency in hunting for titles in every tournament that takes place throughout the 2021 season.

To be able to return to the top ranking, Axelsen made up for it by scoring six titles in this year's championship. The title also includes gold from the men's singles sector at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Apart from the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, Axelsen won five other titles from BWF world tournaments, such as the Yonex Thailand Open (Super 1000), Toyota Thailand Open (Super 1000), Swiss Open (Super 300), Denmark Open (Super 1000), and Indonesia Open. 2021 (Super 1000).

From the titles he has won so far, Axelsen has collected 113,979 points. While his strong rival, Momota, collected 112,210 points.

With a point difference that is not too far away, Axelsen's position can still be shifted again by Momota. The reason is, there is still a tournament closing for the 2021 BWF World Tour Finals season which will take place in Bali on December 1-5.