Men's singles · 2019-11-08

Kento Momota vs Viktor Axelsen — 2019 China Open, QF

Kento Momota won 2–1

AI-powered rally-by-rally match analysis.

Kento Momota edged Viktor Axelsen in a tight three-game battle, taking the match 21-19, 12-21, 20-15 with the decisive third game swinging on a six-shot run that pushed him from 4-5 down to 10-5. Axelsen dominated the middle game with a five-shot burst that extended his lead to 15-8, but Momota's superior consistency in the opener and composure in the decider proved decisive. The match hinged on Axelsen's unforced errors from aggressive smash attempts, which accumulated to ten mistakes compared to Momota's six drops, suggesting Momota's patience wore down his opponent's attacking rhythm over the distance.

Point progression

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Running score across 109 tracked rallies, Kento Momota against Viktor Axelsen. Games closed 21–19, 12–21, 21–15.

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Game	Kento Momota	Viktor Axelsen
Game 1	21	19
Game 2	12	21
Game 3	21	15

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

14.0shots

Avg rally — by time

16.9sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

109 rallies tracked, most of them (26%) in the 9–14 shot band. The longest ran 52 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	3	4.5
3–4	15	6.5
5–8	26	9.3
9–14	28	13.8
15–20	9	19.2
21+	28	33.3

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→B1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 7× out of 106 rallies
2.A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Forehand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Clear Straight
Happened 6× out of 106 rallies
3.A1Forehand Drop Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Forehand Lift Straight
Happened 6× out of 106 rallies
4.A1Forehand Drop Straight→B1Forehand Block Middle→A1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 5× out of 106 rallies
5.A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Forehand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Drop Straight
Happened 5× out of 106 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Short Serve Middle→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Drop Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Forehand Lift Straight
Happened 2× out of 106 rallies
2.A1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Cross→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Clear Cross→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Block Cross
Happened 2× out of 106 rallies
3.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Cross
Happened 2× out of 106 rallies
4.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Reverse Slice Straight→A1Forehand Block Cross→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight
Happened 2× out of 106 rallies
5.A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Clear Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 106 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Viktor Axelsen

Most errors forced

Kento Momota

Most unforced errors

Viktor Axelsen

By player

Kento Momota

759 shots

Winners 14Forced 8Unforced 24

Most-used shots

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Of 759 shots Kento Momota played, the most used were lift (19%), block (16%) and net (16%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	19%	145
Block	16%	123
Net	16%	122
Drop	15%	114
Smash	14%	108
Clear	9%	69

Points won — by shot

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Lift

23%

My winner1Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced11

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Kento Momota won break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (23%), smash (19%) and net (17%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	23%
Smash	19%
Net	17%
Kill	11%
Block	8%
Clear	8%
Drop	8%
Drive	4%
Serve	4%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

40%

Opp. winner17My forced error0My unforced error5

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Kento Momota lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (40%), drop (16%) and kill (9%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	40%
Drop	16%
Kill	9%
Net	9%
Block	7%
Brush	7%
Lift	7%
Clear	2%
Drive	2%

Rally outcome

unforced error51%
winner38%
forced error11%

How rallies involving Kento Momota ended: unforced error (51%), winner (38%) and forced error (11%).

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Outcome	Share
unforced error	51%
winner	38%
forced error	11%

Viktor Axelsen

772 shots

Winners 27Forced 4Unforced 32

Most-used shots

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Of 772 shots Viktor Axelsen played, the most used were lift (32%), block (19%) and net (12%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	32%	249
Block	19%	144
Net	12%	96
Smash	10%	80
Drop	9%	69
Serve	7%	55

Points won — by shot

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Smash

35%

My winner17Forced opp. error2Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Viktor Axelsen won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (35%), lift (22%) and block (11%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	35%
Lift	22%
Block	11%
Drop	7%
Kill	7%
Net	7%
Brush	5%
Drive	4%
Clear	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

26%

Opp. winner4My forced error0My unforced error10

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Viktor Axelsen lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (26%), lift (19%) and net (17%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	26%
Lift	19%
Net	17%
Block	13%
Drop	9%
Kill	9%
Drive	4%
Clear	2%
Serve	2%

Rally outcome

unforced error51%
winner38%
forced error11%

How rallies involving Viktor Axelsen ended: unforced error (51%), winner (38%) and forced error (11%).

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Outcome	Share
unforced error	51%
winner	38%
forced error	11%

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