Men's singles · Super 750

Chou Tien Chen vs Koki Watanabe

Denmark Open 2026 · Round of 16 · 15 Oct 2026

Chou Tien Chen beat Koki Watanabe 21–19, 22–20 in the round of 16 of Denmark Open 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
Chou Tien Chen TPE Won	21	22
Koki Watanabe JPN	19	20

82 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Tale of the tape

Chou Tien Chen against Koki Watanabe: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Chou Tien Chen	Stat	Koki Watanabe
Result
43	Points won	39
19	Winners	15
8	Errors forced	13
11	Unforced errors	16
54	Smashes	43
44%	Won on own serve	38%
Serve
95%	Short serves	92%
86%	To the body	69%
0%	To the middle	5%
14%	Out wide	26%
Striking side
44%	Forehand	50%
37%	Backhand	41%
20%	Around the head	9%
Direction
54%	Straight	56%
30%	Cross-court	32%
16%	Middle	11%

Serve rows are shares of each side's serves. Striking side and direction are shares of every other shot.

Point progression

Chou Tien ChenKoki Watanabe

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Running score across 82 tracked rallies, Chou Tien Chen against Koki Watanabe. Games closed 21–19, 22–20.

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Game	Chou Tien Chen	Koki Watanabe
Game 1	21	19
Game 2	22	20

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

9.8shots

Avg rally — by time

11.8sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

82 rallies tracked, most of them (35%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 31 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	4	4.3
3–4	9	5.9
5–8	29	8.5
9–14	24	12.2
15–20	7	19.3
21+	9	24.6

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 5× out of 78 rallies
2.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 4× out of 78 rallies
3.A1Around-the-Head Smash Cross→B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 4× out of 78 rallies
4.B1Short Serve Body→A1Backhand Net Middle→B1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 4× out of 78 rallies
5.B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 4× out of 78 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.B1Short Serve Wide→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Smash Straight
Happened 2× out of 78 rallies
2.A1Long Serve Body→B1Forehand Clear Cross→A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Cross
Happened 1× out of 78 rallies
3.A1Long Serve Body→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 1× out of 78 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Drive Straight→B1Forehand Drive Middle→A1Forehand Drive Straight
Happened 1× out of 78 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Flat Push Cross→A1Around-the-Head Drive Middle→B1Forehand Block Cross→A1Forehand Flat Push Cross
Happened 1× out of 78 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Chou Tien Chen

Most errors forced

Koki Watanabe

Most unforced errors

Koki Watanabe

By player

Chou Tien Chen

405 shots

Winners 19Forced 8Unforced 11

Most-used shots

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Of 405 shots Chou Tien Chen played, the most used were net (23%), lift (18%) and smash (13%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	23%	92
Lift	18%	74
Smash	13%	54
Block	13%	53
Serve	11%	43
Clear	10%	39

Points won — by shot

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Smash

37%

My winner10Forced opp. error5Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Chou Tien Chen won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (37%), net (24%) and drive (15%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	37%
Net	24%
Drive	15%
Block	7%
Clear	5%
Kill	5%
Lift	5%
Drop	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Block

28%

Opp. winner0My forced error11My unforced error0

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Chou Tien Chen lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by block (28%), smash (18%) and lift (15%).

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Shot	Share
Block	28%
Smash	18%
Lift	15%
Drop	13%
Kill	13%
Clear	5%
Drive	5%
Net	3%

Rally outcome — points won

41 rallies

My winner46%
Forced opp. error20%
Drew opp. unforced34%

Of the 41 rallies Chou Tien Chen won, 46% came from their own winners, 34% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 20% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	46%	19
Forced opp. error	20%	8
Drew opp. unforced	34%	14

Rally outcome — points lost

39 rallies

Opp. winner38%
My forced error33%
My unforced error28%

Of the 39 rallies Chou Tien Chen lost, 38% came from an opponent winner, 33% from their own forced errors and 28% from their own unforced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	38%	15
My forced error	33%	13
My unforced error	28%	11

Where the errors went

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Into the net58%
Out the back17%
Out on sides25%

Across 24 tagged errors, Chou Tien Chen missed into the net 58% of the time, out on sides 25% of the time and out the back 17% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	58%	14
Out the back	17%	4
Out on sides	25%	6

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape11%
Above Net Midline31%
Below Net Midline36%
Below Net22%

On net-area shots, Chou Tien Chen met the shuttle above tape 11% of the time, above net midline 31% of the time, below net midline 36% of the time and below net 22% of the time, and missed most often from below net (9% of those shots) against 4% from above tape.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	11%	28	4%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	31%	76	7%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	36%	89	6%
All net shots	Below Net	22%	54	9%
Net	Above Tape	5%	5	0%
Net	Above Net Midline	38%	35	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	46%	42	2%
Net	Below Net	11%	10	0%
Lift	Above Net Midline	26%	19	16%
Lift	Below Net Midline	39%	29	0%
Lift	Below Net	35%	26	0%
Block	Above Tape	8%	4	—
Block	Above Net Midline	25%	13	8%
Block	Below Net Midline	34%	18	22%
Block	Below Net	34%	18	28%
Drive	Above Tape	68%	19	0%
Drive	Above Net Midline	32%	9	11%

Koki Watanabe

401 shots

Winners 15Forced 13Unforced 16

Most-used shots

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Of 401 shots Koki Watanabe played, the most used were lift (25%), net (19%) and block (13%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	25%	100
Net	19%	76
Block	13%	51
Smash	11%	43
Serve	10%	39
Drive	8%	31

Points won — by shot

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Smash

31%

My winner4Forced opp. error8Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Koki Watanabe won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (31%), lift (21%) and drive (13%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	31%
Lift	21%
Drive	13%
Kill	13%
Drop	8%
Block	5%
Clear	5%
Net	3%
Serve	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

26%

Opp. winner10My forced error0My unforced error1

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Koki Watanabe lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (26%), block (19%) and lift (19%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	26%
Block	19%
Lift	19%
Drive	12%
Drop	7%
Kill	7%
Net	7%
Serve	5%

Rally outcome — points won

39 rallies

My winner38%
Forced opp. error33%
Drew opp. unforced28%

Of the 39 rallies Koki Watanabe won, 38% came from their own winners, 33% from forcing an opponent error and 28% from drawing an opponent unforced error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	38%	15
Forced opp. error	33%	13
Drew opp. unforced	28%	11

Rally outcome — points lost

43 rallies

Opp. winner44%
My forced error19%
My unforced error37%

Of the 43 rallies Koki Watanabe lost, 44% came from an opponent winner, 37% from their own unforced errors and 19% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	44%	19
My forced error	19%	8
My unforced error	37%	16

Where the errors went

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Into the net46%
Out the back21%
Out on sides33%

Across 24 tagged errors, Koki Watanabe missed into the net 46% of the time, out on sides 33% of the time and out the back 21% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	46%	11
Out the back	21%	5
Out on sides	33%	8

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape7%
Above Net Midline41%
Below Net Midline38%
Below Net14%

On net-area shots, Koki Watanabe met the shuttle above tape 7% of the time, above net midline 41% of the time, below net midline 38% of the time and below net 14% of the time, and missed most often from below net (11% of those shots) against 5% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	7%	19	5%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	41%	105	5%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	38%	98	8%
All net shots	Below Net	14%	36	11%
Lift	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	29%	29	3%
Lift	Below Net Midline	55%	55	11%
Lift	Below Net	15%	15	7%
Net	Above Net Midline	66%	50	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	25%	19	5%
Net	Below Net	9%	7	0%
Block	Above Tape	4%	2	—
Block	Above Net Midline	25%	13	15%
Block	Below Net Midline	43%	22	5%
Block	Below Net	27%	14	21%
Drive	Above Tape	52%	16	0%
Drive	Above Net Midline	42%	13	15%
Drive	Below Net Midline	6%	2	—

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Chou Tien Chen

Current setup, as of 2026

Racket
Yonex Duora Z-Strike
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String
Yonex BG80
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Shoes
Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4
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Setups come from sponsor kit lists and retailer listings. Pros change frames between seasons, so a current setup may differ from what was used in an older match.