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Patna : Top seed & World No 1 Kento Momota, 27, defeated World No 19 Lakshya Sen, 20, India, in straight games in first round of SimInvest Indonesia Open 2021, an HSBC BWF World Tour Super 1,000 badminton tournament, at Bali, Indonesia, on November 23, 2021.
Momota, a two-time World Champion, beat Lakshya 23-21, 21-15 in 54 minutes in first round. Momota won 44 points during the match to 36 points by Lakshya. The Japanese also won 7 consecutive points during the match to 4 by the Indian. Momota had also defeated Lakshya in straight games in QF of Daihatsu Indonesia Masters 2021 last week.