Kento Momota is the top seed for the BWF French Open ©Getty Images

Fresh from beating China’s Olympic champion Chen Long in the final of the Badminton World Federation’s Denmark Open, Japan’s world champion Kento Momota is turning his attention to the French Open that starts in Paris tomorrow.

Chen will be the defending champion at the Stade Pierre De Coubertin having beaten his Japanese rival in the men's singles final at last year’s French Open.

Such is the strength of the field in Paris that the Olympic champion is only seeded fifth.

Momota is top seed, followed by Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien Chen, China’s Shi Yuqi and Anders Antonsen of Denmark.

The Stade Pierre De Coubertin in Paris prepares to hosts the BWF French Open from tomorrow ©BWF
The Stade Pierre De Coubertin in Paris prepares to hosts the BWF French Open from tomorrow ©BWF

Indonesia’s Jonatan Christie is seeded sixth, ahead of Denmark’s former world champion Viktor Axelsen and Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting.

Chinese Taipei’s Tai Tzu Ying, who defeated Japan’s Nozomi Okuhara to win the women’s final in Denmark, will be returning to the scene of a final defeat.

Tai lost in last year’s French Open to another Japanese rival, Akane Yamaguchi.

With Olympic champion Carolina Marin, resurgent after her long injury lay-off, and India’s PV Sindhu also in the line-up, the battle for the women's singles title will be highly competitive.

The tournament concludes on Sunday (October 27).