体坛英语资讯：Axelsen working hard ahead of challenge from Momota in World Championship
<p><span word="NANJING">NANJING</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 29-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="guns">guns</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="BWF">BWF</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="met">met</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eve">eve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="upcoming">upcoming</span> <span word="tournament">tournament</span>. <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="absence">absence</span>, <span word="Japanese">Japanese</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Kento">Kento</span> <span word="Momota">Momota</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="frequently">frequently</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="name">name</span>, <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="spectacular">spectacular</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="events">events</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="don">don</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="him">him</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="honest">honest</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="No">No</span>.1 <span word="Viktor">Viktor</span> <span word="Axelsen">Axelsen</span>. "<span word="He">He</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ban">ban</span>. <span word="I">I</span>'<span word="m">m</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hope">hope</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beat">beat</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="play">play</span>."</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="Axelsen">Axelsen</span> <span word="defeated">defeated</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="icon">icon</span> <span word="Lin">Lin</span> <span word="Dan">Dan</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Championship">Championship</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="in">in</span> 20 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="claim">claim</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trophy">trophy</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defend">defend</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="title">title</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="illustrious">illustrious</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="players">players</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="his">his</span> '<span word="nightmare">nightmare</span>' <span word="Momota">Momota</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="defending">defending</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="suffers">suffers</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1-8 <span word="head">head</span>-<span word="to">to</span>-<span word="head">head</span> <span word="deficit">deficit</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Momota">Momota</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="recent">recent</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="costing">costing</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Indonesian">Indonesian</span> <span word="Open">Open</span> <span word="championship">championship</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="triumph">triumph</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="match">match</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="figure">figure</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="him">him</span>," <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="No">No</span>.1 <span word="added">added</span>.</p><p><span word="Olympic">Olympic</span> <span word="champion">champion</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="Long">Long</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 23-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="looked">looked</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="playing">playing</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Momota">Momota</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="that">that</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>. "<span word="Momota">Momota</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Championships">Championships</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="steadiest">steadiest</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="court">court</span>."</p><p><span word="Momota">Momota</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="banned">banned</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nippon">Nippon</span> <span word="Badminton">Badminton</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2016 <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="frequent">frequent</span> <span word="gambling">gambling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="casino">casino</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="middle">middle</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="regained">regained</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="rocketed">rocketed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="No">No</span>.7 <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="BWF">BWF</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="rankings">rankings</span>.</p>
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