<p class="title">Kento Momota became the first Japanese man to win the All England Open on Sunday, while China's Chen Yufei was the surprise women's champion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Momota is the reigning world champion, Asian champion and world number one and he can now add success in badminton's oldest tournament to his glittering CV.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 24-year-old held his nerve to win 21-11, 15-21, 21-15 against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Winning this tournament has been a dream from my childhood and having won this it is a really big moment in my life, and gives me a lot of confidence," Momota said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The second game I played defensively against some very powerful shots from Viktor but in the final game I knew I couldn't carry on like that.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"So I didn't play particular tactics I just gave all I had and did my best."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Momota hopes his success can inspire more Japanese players to excel at the sport.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I hope this win will help raise the badminton level in Japan. I'm going to keep improving myself so that everybody can be helped along with me," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The women's singles title is back in Chinese hands for the first time in five years after Chen shocked defending champion Tai Tzu Ying.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The last Chinese winner was Wang Shixian in 2014, but 21-year-old Chen ended that barren run with a 21-17, 21-17 victory.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tai had been looking for a historic hat-trick of titles and Chen admitted she didn't expect to come off court as a winner against such an illustrious opponent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tai previously had an 11-0 record against Chen and had only dropped one set in the tournament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I was over-excited. I didn't expect to win the Championship title in straight games," Chen smiled.</p>
<p class="title">Kento Momota became the first Japanese man to win the All England Open on Sunday, while China's Chen Yufei was the surprise women's champion.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Momota is the reigning world champion, Asian champion and world number one and he can now add success in badminton's oldest tournament to his glittering CV.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The 24-year-old held his nerve to win 21-11, 15-21, 21-15 against Denmark's Viktor Axelsen.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"Winning this tournament has been a dream from my childhood and having won this it is a really big moment in my life, and gives me a lot of confidence," Momota said.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"The second game I played defensively against some very powerful shots from Viktor but in the final game I knew I couldn't carry on like that.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"So I didn't play particular tactics I just gave all I had and did my best."</p>.<p class="bodytext">Momota hopes his success can inspire more Japanese players to excel at the sport.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I hope this win will help raise the badminton level in Japan. I'm going to keep improving myself so that everybody can be helped along with me," he added.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The women's singles title is back in Chinese hands for the first time in five years after Chen shocked defending champion Tai Tzu Ying.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The last Chinese winner was Wang Shixian in 2014, but 21-year-old Chen ended that barren run with a 21-17, 21-17 victory.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tai had been looking for a historic hat-trick of titles and Chen admitted she didn't expect to come off court as a winner against such an illustrious opponent.</p>.<p class="bodytext">Tai previously had an 11-0 record against Chen and had only dropped one set in the tournament.</p>.<p class="bodytext">"I was over-excited. I didn't expect to win the Championship title in straight games," Chen smiled.</p>