Tokyo: World Badminton Japan number one Kento Momota lost in the first round at the Tokyo Olympics on Wednesday, a day after Japanese tennis Superstar Naomi Osaka also fell.
Heo Heo Kwang-Hee South which was not seeded beats Momota 21-15, 21-19, ended a favorite offer for a gold medal after only two matches.
Momota appeared at the first Olympics, it has been banned with illegal casinos only for months before the Rio 2016 match.
He was almost forced to retire last year after a car accident that left him with a career threatening injury.
Momota won a record of 11 titles in 2019, lost only six of the 73 matches he played that year.
But his offer for Olympic gold at home at home ended quickly, with Heo sinking his hopes in just 52 minutes.
Momota smiled did not believe when his shot failed to find their reach at the beginning of the match, but it looked anxious when it became clear that he was in serious danger.
He sealed his own fate when he crashed into a net to end the match.
The entrance to the beginning of Momota followed a similar mistake for famous Japanese athletes, including Osaka tennis players and Kohei Uchimura gymnast.