Tension for Tien-chen as Momota looms in final


PETALING JAYA: World No. 2 Chou Tien-chen (pic) has a monumental task to defend his Korean Open singles crown.

The Taiwanese shuttler will have to overcome his in-form rival Kento Momota of Japan in Incheon today, if he harbours hopes of joining the likes of Lee Chong Wei, Chen Long and Peter Gade as back-to-back champions in the tournament’s history.

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