"The first match was an easy win. I feel very good now. [I] hope I can win all the matches; I want to win," the 22-year-old said afterwards.

Returning from a 15-month ban, Momota has been in great form this year. He was crowned champion at the 2018 Asia Championships in Wuhan after triumphing over four top 10 players including Shi Yuqi, Chou Tien Chen, Lee Chong Wei and Chen Long.

"I don't take the attention at home and abroad as pressure but instead [I treat it as] motivation," Momota said, attributing his achievements to the training with the Japanese national team.

Momota is now hoping to make history and become the first Japanese player to win the World Championships.

In the mixed doubles side of the day, title favourites and top seeds Zheng Siwei and Huang Yaqiong of China eliminated Evgenij Dremin and Evgenia Dimova of Russia 21-13, 21-10, and what cheered the home fans most in the day was that all the other three home pairs had also managed to reach the second round.

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