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Patna : World No 1 and reigning World Champion Kento Momota, 24, Japan, and World No 6 and 2017 World Champion Viktor Axelsen, 25, Denmark, will clash in the final of Yonex All England Open Badminton Championships 2019 at Arena Birmingham, England, on March 10, 2019. Momota leads Axelsen 10-2 head to head.
Top seed Momota, the gold medallist at 2018 World Championship at Nanjing, China, reached the final defeating World No 15 N G Ka Long Angus, 24, Hong Kong, in the semi-finals 21-19, 21-17 in 54 minutes.
Winner of 13 career titles Axelsen, the 6th seed, reached the final defeating World No 2 and defending champion Shi Yuqi, 23, China, 22-20, 13-21, 21-9 in 66 minutes in the semi-finals after mid-night on March 9, 2019. Axelsen won 56 rallies in the match to 50 by Yuqi. Axelsen now leads Yuqi 3-1 head to head.