Tokyo: Third-seeded Anders Antonsen crashed out in the first round of the world championships yesterday but top-ranked fellow Dane Viktor Axelsen was a ruthless winner.
Former world No.1 Kento Momota launched his bid for a third men’s singles world title in front of his home fans with a 21-16, 21-14 win over Lino Munoz of Mexico.
Antonsen, the 2019 world silver medallist, fell behind early and never managed to get a foothold in a 21-15, 21-19 loss to Japan’s Kenta Nishimoto in the opening round (last 64) of the men’s singles competition.
The 25-year-old Antonsen was playing his first competitive match in three months after pulling an…
