Badminton world number two Kento Momota crashed out of the Malaysia Masters in straight sets against Japanese compatriot Kanta Tsuneyama in the second round Thursday.
The tournament is the second time Momota has played in Malaysia since he was involved in a car crash in the country two years ago that sent his career into free fall.
Tsuneyama, ranked 14th in the world, beat Momota 21-15, 21-16 in an encounter lasting 50 minutes. An energetic Tsuneyama outclassed his star opponent with accurate drop shots that left Momota reeling.
Momota later admitted he was exhausted from back-to-back tournaments after competing in the Malaysia Open last week. "I have no injury, but I am really tired from the last two weeks of tournaments.
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