If we could turn back time, could Lin Dan easily defeat Momota Kento at his peak?

If we could turn back time, Lin Dan at his peak could easily defeat Momota Kento. As the number one men's singles player in badminton, Lin Dan did not earn this title out of nothing, but earned it through his strength. Lin Dan has always been a gold medal athlete in four major competitions: All England, World Championships, World Cup and Olympic Games. Momota Kento's game win rate in the first half of 2019 was above 98, but there is no game that can be compared with major international events.

If Momota wants to win over Lin Dan, he must first have the persuasiveness of a gold medal. Momota does not have that, and Lin Dan has a lot of them, which can completely kill Momota. In addition, Momota If you want to win against Lin Dan in his prime, you must have excellent skills. Although Momota Kento's skills are very stable, Lin Dan has changed a lot of playing styles after 2008, and he can use every playing style to perfection, especially It was in 2011 that Lin Dan's badminton skills reached their peak. If Lin Dan and Momota Kento were compared at their peak at that time, Momota Kento would also have failed miserably.

Although Momota Kento's results are very good now, if he wants to dominate the entire badminton world like Lin Dan, it is too early. Even if Momota Kento has no history of defeat in 2018, in 2019 The winning rate in 2018 is above 90, but if he wants to reach Lin Dan's height, he still needs to maintain this record for 8 years, and his skills must continue to improve during these eight years before he can be on par with Lin Dan at his peak. Lin Dan's current world-class gold medal, excellent skills and good psychology are all guarantees for Lin Dan to win championships. Kento Momota at his peak is simply incomparable to Lin Dan.

At his peak, Lin Dan could easily crush Kento Momota. Lin Dan had already won the All England Championship when he was 20 years old, while Kento Momota only won the All England Championship when he was 24 years old. championship, but Lin Dan had already won the Olympic championship at the age of 24. At this time, Momota Kento could not compare.