World No. 1 Kento Momota on Sunday became the first Japanese man to win the All England Open badminton championships when he beat Denmark's Viktor Axelsen 2-1 in the men's singles final.
Momota, the reigning world champion and Asian champion, was stretched to three games by the 2017 world champion at the Arena Birmingham but prevailed 21-11, 15-21, 21-15 in badminton's oldest tournament.
"I was super happy," Momota said of his receiving the silver trophy.