Men's singles · Super 1000

Chou Tien Chen vs Lin Chun Yi

China Open 2026 · Semi-final · 25 Jul 2026

Chou Tien Chen beat Lin Chun Yi 21–18, 21–17 in the semi-final of China Open 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
Chou Tien Chen TPE · World No. 6 Won	21	21
Lin Chun Yi TPE · World No. 13	18	17

77 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: China Open 2026
Round: Semi-final
Date: 25 Jul 2026
Level: Super 1000
Discipline: Men's singles
Shuttle: Victor Master AceAmazon

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Chou Tien Chen	Lin Chun Yi
Country	TPE	TPE
Plays	Right-handed	Left-handed
Born	1990	1999
Height	1.80 m	1.81 m
Weight	78 kg	Not known
Ranking at the time	No. 6	No. 13
Career-high rank	No. 2men's singles, 2019	No. 8men's singles, 2026
Racket	Yonex Duora Z-Strike Amazon	Yonex Astrox 88D Pro Amazon
String	Yonex BG80 Amazon	Yonex BG80 Amazon
Shoes	Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4 Amazon	Yonex Power Cushion Eclipsion Z3 Amazon
Kit source	Current setup, as of 2026	Recorded for this match

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Tale of the tape

Chou Tien Chen against Lin Chun Yi: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Chou Tien Chen	Stat	Lin Chun Yi
Result
42	Points won	35
13	Winners	15
9	Errors forced	10
10	Unforced errors	20
31	Smashes	41
60%	Won on own serve	51%
Serve
95%	Short serves	94%
69%	To the body	54%
21%	To the middle	40%
10%	Out wide	6%
Striking side
45%	Forehand	56%
49%	Backhand	36%
6%	Around the head	8%
Direction
59%	Straight	53%
28%	Cross-court	36%
14%	Middle	11%

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

Match summary

Chou Tien Chen dominated Lin Chun Yi in straight games, winning 21-18 and 21-17 with decisive momentum shifts in both contests. In the first game, Chou built a commanding 5-shot run from 5-4 to 9-4 despite two lead changes keeping it competitive early, while the second game saw an even more dominant 6-shot burst at 2-2 that essentially decided the match. Lin Chun Yi's unforced errors proved costly, particularly lifts that gave Chou opportunities to finish points with smashes, and the cleaner play in game two's decisive sequence highlighted the gap between the two players.

Written by AI from the tracked data.

Point progression

Chou Tien ChenLin Chun Yi

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Running score across 77 tracked rallies, Chou Tien Chen against Lin Chun Yi. Games closed 21–18, 21–17.

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Game	Chou Tien Chen	Lin Chun Yi
Game 1	21	18
Game 2	21	17

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

10.3shots

Avg rally — by time

12.0sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

77 rallies tracked, most of them (30%) in the 9–14 shot band. The longest ran 41 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	2	4.3
3–4	18	5.9
5–8	19	8.3
9–14	23	12.0
15–20	8	18.2
21+	7	32.7

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Backhand Spin Net Straight→A1Backhand Spin Net Straight
Happened 4× out of 75 rallies
2.A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 4× out of 75 rallies
3.B1Forehand Net Cross→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drive Straight
Happened 4× out of 75 rallies
4.A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Forehand Spin Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 75 rallies
5.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 3× out of 75 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Backhand Block Cross→B1Forehand Block Middle→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Backhand Spin Net Straight→A1Backhand Spin Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 75 rallies
2.A1Backhand Spin Net Straight→B1Backhand Spin Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 75 rallies
3.A1Forehand Net Cross→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drop Cross→B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Backhand Spin Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 75 rallies
4.B1Backhand Spin Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 75 rallies
5.B1Forehand Block Cross→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Forehand Lift Cross
Happened 2× out of 75 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Lin Chun Yi

Most errors forced

Lin Chun Yi

Most unforced errors

Lin Chun Yi

By player

Chou Tien Chen

397 shots

Winners 13Forced 9Unforced 10

Most-used shots

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Of 397 shots Chou Tien Chen played, the most used were net (22%), block (22%) and lift (21%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	22%	86
Block	22%	86
Lift	21%	85
Serve	11%	42
Smash	8%	31
Drive	6%	24

Points won — by shot

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Smash

32%

My winner6Forced opp. error7Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Chou Tien Chen won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (32%), net (20%) and block (12%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	32%
Net	20%
Block	12%
Lift	12%
Drive	7%
Drop	5%
Kill	5%
Brush	2%
Clear	2%
Serve	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Block

31%

Opp. winner3My forced error8My unforced error0

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Chou Tien Chen lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by block (31%), kill (14%) and smash (14%).

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Shot	Share
Block	31%
Kill	14%
Smash	14%
Lift	11%
Drive	9%
Drop	9%
Net	6%
Brush	3%
Clear	3%

Rally outcome — points won

41 rallies

My winner32%
Forced opp. error22%
Drew opp. unforced46%

Of the 41 rallies Chou Tien Chen won, 46% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 32% from their own winners and 22% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	32%	13
Forced opp. error	22%	9
Drew opp. unforced	46%	19

Rally outcome — points lost

35 rallies

Opp. winner43%
My forced error29%
My unforced error29%

Of the 35 rallies Chou Tien Chen lost, 43% came from an opponent winner, 29% from their own forced errors and 29% from their own unforced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	43%	15
My forced error	29%	10
My unforced error	29%	10

Lin Chun Yi

399 shots

Winners 15Forced 10Unforced 20

Most-used shots

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Of 399 shots Lin Chun Yi played, the most used were net (23%), lift (19%) and block (17%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	23%	93
Lift	19%	76
Block	17%	68
Smash	10%	41
Drive	9%	36
Serve	9%	35

Points won — by shot

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Smash

23%

My winner4Forced opp. error4Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Lin Chun Yi won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (23%), drive (20%) and block (14%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	23%
Drive	20%
Block	14%
Kill	14%
Lift	14%
Net	9%
Brush	3%
Clear	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Lift

24%

Opp. winner2My forced error0My unforced error8

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Lin Chun Yi lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (24%), block (21%) and smash (19%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	24%
Block	21%
Smash	19%
Drive	14%
Net	7%
Brush	5%
Clear	5%
Kill	2%
Serve	2%

Rally outcome — points won

35 rallies

My winner43%
Forced opp. error29%
Drew opp. unforced29%

Of the 35 rallies Lin Chun Yi won, 43% came from their own winners, 29% from forcing an opponent error and 29% from drawing an opponent unforced error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	43%	15
Forced opp. error	29%	10
Drew opp. unforced	29%	10

Rally outcome — points lost

42 rallies

Opp. winner31%
My forced error21%
My unforced error48%

Of the 42 rallies Lin Chun Yi lost, 48% from their own unforced errors, 31% from an opponent winner and 21% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	31%	13
My forced error	21%	9
My unforced error	48%	20

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