Men's singles · Super 1000

Chou Tien Chen vs Toma Junior Popov

China Open 2026 · Final · 26 Jul 2026

Chou Tien Chen beat Toma Junior Popov 21–15, 7–21, 21–13 in the final of China Open 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Chou Tien Chen TPE · World No. 6 Won	21	7	21
Toma Junior Popov FRA · World No. 16	15	21	13

98 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Tale of the tape

Chou Tien Chen against Toma Junior Popov: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Chou Tien Chen	Stat	Toma Junior Popov
Result
49	Points won	49
23	Winners	17
3	Errors forced	14
18	Unforced errors	23
60	Smashes	59
51%	Won on own serve	51%
Serve
86%	Short serves	92%
57%	To the body	45%
18%	To the middle	49%
24%	Out wide	6%
Striking side
58%	Forehand	46%
32%	Backhand	45%
11%	Around the head	9%
Direction
49%	Straight	53%
26%	Cross-court	24%
25%	Middle	24%

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

Point progression

Chou Tien ChenToma Junior Popov

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Running score across 98 tracked rallies, Chou Tien Chen against Toma Junior Popov. Games closed 21–15, 7–21, 21–13.

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Game	Chou Tien Chen	Toma Junior Popov
Game 1	21	15
Game 2	7	21
Game 3	21	13

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

9.2shots

Avg rally — by time

10.4sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

98 rallies tracked, most of them (30%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 43 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	6	4.6
3–4	26	6.1
5–8	29	8.1
9–14	20	11.8
15–20	10	16.7
21+	7	28.1

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 92 rallies
2.B1Short Serve Middle→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Forehand Net Cross
Happened 3× out of 92 rallies
3.B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Flat Push Cross
Happened 3× out of 92 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Net Cross→A1Forehand Net Middle
Happened 2× out of 92 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Middle→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 92 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Drive Serve Body→B1Forehand Drive Middle→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Backhand Drive Middle→A1Backhand Drive Cross
Happened 1× out of 92 rallies
2.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Smash Cross→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Block Middle
Happened 1× out of 92 rallies
3.A1Long Serve Body→B1Forehand Smash Cross→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Drive Straight
Happened 1× out of 92 rallies
4.A1Long Serve Body→B1Forehand Smash Middle→A1Backhand Block Cross→B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Backhand Drive Straight
Happened 1× out of 92 rallies
5.A1Long Serve Wide→B1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Cross→B1Forehand Block Middle→A1Forehand Flat Push Cross
Happened 1× out of 92 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Chou Tien Chen

Most errors forced

Toma Junior Popov

Most unforced errors

Toma Junior Popov

By player

Chou Tien Chen

452 shots

Winners 23Forced 3Unforced 18

Most-used shots

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Of 452 shots Chou Tien Chen played, the most used were net (21%), block (17%) and lift (15%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	21%	97
Block	17%	78
Lift	15%	67
Smash	13%	60
Serve	11%	49
Drive	10%	44

Points won — by shot

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Smash

31%

My winner15Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Chou Tien Chen won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (31%), lift (20%) and kill (18%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	31%
Lift	20%
Kill	18%
Net	10%
Block	8%
Drive	8%
Serve	4%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

35%

Opp. winner7My forced error0My unforced error10

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Chou Tien Chen lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (35%), block (24%) and lift (16%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	35%
Block	24%
Lift	16%
Drive	12%
Clear	8%
Kill	2%
Net	2%

Rally outcome — points won

49 rallies

My winner47%
Forced opp. error6%
Drew opp. unforced47%

Of the 49 rallies Chou Tien Chen won, 47% came from their own winners, 47% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 6% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	47%	23
Forced opp. error	6%	3
Drew opp. unforced	47%	23

Rally outcome — points lost

49 rallies

Opp. winner35%
My forced error29%
My unforced error37%

Of the 49 rallies Chou Tien Chen lost, 37% from their own unforced errors, 35% from an opponent winner and 29% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	35%	17
My forced error	29%	14
My unforced error	37%	18

Where the errors went

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Into the net44%
Out the back31%
Out on sides25%

Across 32 tagged errors, Chou Tien Chen missed into the net 44% of the time, out the back 31% of the time and out on sides 25% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	44%	14
Out the back	31%	10
Out on sides	25%	8

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape18%
Above Net Midline43%
Below Net Midline24%
Below Net15%

On net-area shots, Chou Tien Chen met the shuttle above tape 18% of the time, above net midline 43% of the time, below net midline 24% of the time and below net 15% of the time, and missed most often from below net (14% of those shots) against 1% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	18%	51	8%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	43%	122	1%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	24%	69	10%
All net shots	Below Net	15%	44	14%
Net	Above Tape	5%	5	0%
Net	Above Net Midline	74%	72	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	14%	14	0%
Net	Below Net	6%	6	0%
Block	Above Tape	27%	21	5%
Block	Above Net Midline	10%	8	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	27%	21	14%
Block	Below Net	36%	28	21%
Lift	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	39%	26	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	48%	32	9%
Lift	Below Net	12%	8	0%
Drive	Above Tape	55%	24	13%
Drive	Above Net Midline	36%	16	6%
Drive	Below Net Midline	5%	2	—
Drive	Below Net	5%	2	—

Toma Junior Popov

446 shots

Winners 17Forced 14Unforced 23

Most-used shots

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Of 446 shots Toma Junior Popov played, the most used were lift (24%), net (18%) and block (17%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	24%	109
Net	18%	82
Block	17%	74
Smash	13%	59
Serve	11%	49
Drive	8%	37

Points won — by shot

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Lift

33%

My winner5Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced11

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Toma Junior Popov won break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (33%), smash (33%) and drive (12%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	33%
Smash	33%
Drive	12%
Net	8%
Block	4%
Clear	4%
Kill	4%
Serve	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

39%

Opp. winner15My forced error0My unforced error4

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Toma Junior Popov lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (39%), lift (20%) and kill (12%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	39%
Lift	20%
Kill	12%
Drive	10%
Drop	6%
Block	4%
Clear	4%
Net	4%

Rally outcome — points won

49 rallies

My winner35%
Forced opp. error29%
Drew opp. unforced37%

Of the 49 rallies Toma Junior Popov won, 37% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 35% from their own winners and 29% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	35%	17
Forced opp. error	29%	14
Drew opp. unforced	37%	18

Rally outcome — points lost

49 rallies

Opp. winner47%
My forced error6%
My unforced error47%

Of the 49 rallies Toma Junior Popov lost, 47% came from an opponent winner, 47% from their own unforced errors and 6% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	47%	23
My forced error	6%	3
My unforced error	47%	23

Where the errors went

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Into the net46%
Out the back27%
Out on sides27%

Across 26 tagged errors, Toma Junior Popov missed into the net 46% of the time, out the back 27% of the time and out on sides 27% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	46%	12
Out the back	27%	7
Out on sides	27%	7

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape11%
Above Net Midline34%
Below Net Midline41%
Below Net14%

On net-area shots, Toma Junior Popov met the shuttle above tape 11% of the time, above net midline 34% of the time, below net midline 41% of the time and below net 14% of the time, and missed most often from above tape (9% of those shots) against 2% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	11%	33	9%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	34%	102	2%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	41%	125	8%
All net shots	Below Net	14%	42	5%
Lift	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	15%	16	6%
Lift	Below Net Midline	69%	75	8%
Lift	Below Net	16%	17	12%
Net	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	62%	51	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	26%	21	10%
Net	Below Net	11%	9	0%
Block	Above Tape	22%	16	6%
Block	Above Net Midline	24%	18	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	32%	24	4%
Block	Below Net	22%	16	0%
Drive	Above Tape	41%	15	13%
Drive	Above Net Midline	46%	17	6%
Drive	Below Net Midline	14%	5	20%

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Gear

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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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Toma Junior Popov

Current setup, as of undated retailer page

Racket
Yonex Arcsaber 11 Pro
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String
Yonex BG80 · 33 lbs
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Shoes
Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4
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Match shuttle: Victor Master Ace

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