Men's singles · Super 500

Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul vs Christo Popov

Malaysia Masters 2026 · Semi-final · 23 May 2026

Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul beat Christo Popov 41–27 in the semi-final of Malaysia Masters 2026.

Player	Game 1
Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul THA · World No. 28 Won	41
Christo Popov FRA · World No. 4	27

68 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts. See their head-to-head

Match facts

Tournament: Malaysia Masters 2026
Round: Semi-final
Date: 23 May 2026
Level: Super 500
Discipline: Men's singles
Shuttle: Yonex Aerosensa 50Amazon

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul	Christo Popov
Country	THA	FRA
Plays	Left-handed	Left-handed
Born	2004	2002
Height	1.82 m	1.79 m
Ranking at the time	No. 28	No. 4
Career-high rank	No. 16men's singles, 2026	No. 2men's singles, 2026
Racket	Not known	Yonex Arcsaber 11 Pro Amazon
String	Not known	Yonex BG80 Amazon
Shoes	Not known	Not known
Kit source	Not known	Recorded for this match

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Tale of the tape

Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul against Christo Popov: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul	Stat	Christo Popov
Result
41	Points won	27
15	Winners	8
8	Errors forced	4
15	Unforced errors	18
49	Smashes	33
56%	Won on own serve	33%
Serve
95%	Short serves	85%
51%	To the body	63%
44%	To the middle	30%
5%	Out wide	7%
Striking side
52%	Forehand	51%
37%	Backhand	40%
12%	Around the head	8%
Direction
59%	Straight	63%
28%	Cross-court	27%
13%	Middle	10%

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

Point progression

Panitchaphon TeeraratsakulChristo Popov

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Running score across 68 tracked rallies, Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul against Christo Popov. Games closed 41–27.

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Game	Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul	Christo Popov
Game 1	41	27

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

9.1shots

Avg rally — by time

10.8sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

68 rallies tracked, most of them (29%) in the 9–14 shot band. The longest ran 36 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	8	4.5
3–4	13	5.9
5–8	15	7.9
9–14	20	12.4
15–20	7	17.8
21+	5	26.7

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Net Middle→A1Backhand Net Middle
Happened 3× out of 60 rallies
2.A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 60 rallies
3.A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drop Straight
Happened 3× out of 60 rallies
4.A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Middle
Happened 3× out of 60 rallies
5.B1Forehand Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Cross→B1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 3× out of 60 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Middle→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 60 rallies
2.A1Long Serve Middle→B1Around-the-Head Drop Straight→A1Backhand High Lift Straight→B1Forehand Half Smash Middle→A1Backhand Block Middle
Happened 1× out of 60 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Flat Push Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Forehand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Drop Straight
Happened 1× out of 60 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Drop Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 1× out of 60 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Backhand High Lift Straight→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Backhand Net Middle
Happened 1× out of 60 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul

Most errors forced

Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul

Most unforced errors

Christo Popov

By player

Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul

312 shots

Winners 15Forced 8Unforced 15

Most-used shots

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Of 312 shots Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul played, the most used were net (26%), lift (24%) and smash (16%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	26%	80
Lift	24%	75
Smash	16%	49
Serve	13%	41
Drop	9%	27
Block	6%	19

Points won — by shot

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Smash

41%

My winner10Forced opp. error7Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (41%), lift (24%) and net (12%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	41%
Lift	24%
Net	12%
Serve	10%
Block	5%
Clear	2%
Drive	2%
Kill	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

37%

Opp. winner5My forced error0My unforced error5

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (37%), block (19%) and lift (15%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	37%
Block	19%
Lift	15%
Net	11%
Serve	7%
Drive	4%
Drop	4%
Kill	4%

Rally outcome — points won

41 rallies

My winner37%
Forced opp. error20%
Drew opp. unforced44%

Of the 41 rallies Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul won, 44% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 37% from their own winners and 20% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	37%	15
Forced opp. error	20%	8
Drew opp. unforced	44%	18

Rally outcome — points lost

27 rallies

Opp. winner30%
My forced error15%
My unforced error56%

Of the 27 rallies Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul lost, 56% from their own unforced errors, 30% from an opponent winner and 15% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	30%	8
My forced error	15%	4
My unforced error	56%	15

Where the errors went

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Into the net47%
Out the back21%
Out on sides32%

Across 19 tagged errors, Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul missed into the net 47% of the time, out on sides 32% of the time and out the back 21% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	47%	9
Out the back	21%	4
Out on sides	32%	6

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape9%
Above Net Midline28%
Below Net Midline32%
Below Net31%

On net-area shots, Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul met the shuttle above tape 9% of the time, above net midline 28% of the time, below net midline 32% of the time and below net 31% of the time, and missed most often from below net (12% 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	9%	16	6%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	28%	52	2%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	32%	61	3%
All net shots	Below Net	31%	59	12%
Net	Above Tape	3%	2	—
Net	Above Net Midline	48%	38	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	26%	21	5%
Net	Below Net	24%	19	11%
Lift	Above Tape	3%	2	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	12%	9	11%
Lift	Below Net Midline	48%	36	3%
Lift	Below Net	37%	28	7%
Block	Above Tape	16%	3	—
Block	Above Net Midline	11%	2	—
Block	Below Net Midline	11%	2	—
Block	Below Net	63%	12	25%
Drive	Above Tape	64%	9	11%
Drive	Above Net Midline	21%	3	—
Drive	Below Net Midline	14%	2	—

Christo Popov

305 shots

Winners 8Forced 4Unforced 18

Most-used shots

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Of 305 shots Christo Popov played, the most used were net (29%), lift (24%) and smash (11%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	29%	89
Lift	24%	73
Smash	11%	33
Block	11%	33
Serve	9%	27
Drop	9%	27

Points won — by shot

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Smash

32%

My winner5Forced opp. error2Drew opp. unforced1

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Christo Popov won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (32%), block (16%) and lift (16%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	32%
Block	16%
Lift	16%
Drive	8%
Net	8%
Serve	8%
Clear	4%
Drop	4%
Kill	4%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

37%

Opp. winner10My forced error0My unforced error5

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Christo Popov lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (37%), block (15%) and net (15%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	37%
Block	15%
Net	15%
Lift	12%
Kill	7%
Clear	5%
Drive	5%
Drop	5%

Rally outcome — points won

25 rallies

My winner32%
Forced opp. error16%
Drew opp. unforced52%

Of the 25 rallies Christo Popov won, 52% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 32% from their own winners and 16% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	32%	8
Forced opp. error	16%	4
Drew opp. unforced	52%	13

Rally outcome — points lost

41 rallies

Opp. winner37%
My forced error20%
My unforced error44%

Of the 41 rallies Christo Popov lost, 44% from their own unforced errors, 37% from an opponent winner and 20% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	37%	15
My forced error	20%	8
My unforced error	44%	18

Where the errors went

fully tagged

Into the net69%
Out the back4%
Out on sides27%

Across 26 tagged errors, Christo Popov missed into the net 69% of the time, out on sides 27% of the time and out the back 4% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	69%	18
Out the back	4%	1
Out on sides	27%	7

Contact height at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape7%
Above Net Midline26%
Below Net Midline39%
Below Net29%

On net-area shots, Christo Popov met the shuttle above tape 7% of the time, above net midline 26% of the time, below net midline 39% of the time and below net 29% of the time, and missed most often from above net midline (11% of those shots) against 6% from below net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	7%	14	7%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	26%	53	11%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	39%	80	6%
All net shots	Below Net	29%	59	7%
Net	Above Tape	4%	4	—
Net	Above Net Midline	45%	40	8%
Net	Below Net Midline	33%	29	10%
Net	Below Net	18%	16	0%
Lift	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	8%	6	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	52%	38	3%
Lift	Below Net	38%	28	4%
Block	Above Tape	6%	2	—
Block	Above Net Midline	15%	5	40%
Block	Below Net Midline	33%	11	9%
Block	Below Net	45%	15	20%
Drive	Above Tape	64%	7	14%
Drive	Above Net Midline	18%	2	—
Drive	Below Net Midline	18%	2	—

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