Women's singles · World Championships

Pornpawee Chochuwong vs Akane Yamaguchi

BWF World Championships 2026 · Semi-final · 22 Aug 2026 · Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi

Akane Yamaguchi beat Pornpawee Chochuwong 21–12, 21–17 in the semi-final of BWF World Championships 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
Pornpawee Chochuwong THA · Seed 10	12	17
Akane Yamaguchi JPN · Seed 2 Won	21	21

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

Match facts

Tournament: BWF World Championships 2026
Round: Semi-final
Date: 22 Aug 2026
Level: World Championships
Venue: Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium, New Delhi
Discipline: Women's singles

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Pornpawee Chochuwong	Akane Yamaguchi
Country	THA	JPN
Plays	Right-handed	Right-handed
Born	1998	1997
Height	1.70 m	1.56 m
Weight	Not known	55 kg
Career-high rank	No. 6women's singles, 2025	No. 1women's singles, 2018
Seed	10	2
Racket	Not known	Yonex Astrox 100 ZZ Amazon
String	Not known	Yonex Exbolt 63 · 24 lbs Amazon
Shoes	Not known	Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4 Amazon
Kit source	Not known	Current setup, as of 2026

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Tale of the tape

Pornpawee Chochuwong against Akane Yamaguchi: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Pornpawee Chochuwong	Stat	Akane Yamaguchi
Result
29	Points won	42
12	Winners	15
7	Errors forced	4
23	Unforced errors	10
44	Smashes	35
30%	Won on own serve	51%
Serve
90%	Short serves	100%
97%	To the body	98%
0%	To the middle	2%
3%	Out wide	0%
Striking side
52%	Forehand	55%
32%	Backhand	26%
16%	Around the head	18%
Direction
62%	Straight	70%
27%	Cross-court	21%
11%	Middle	9%

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

Point progression

Pornpawee ChochuwongAkane Yamaguchi

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Running score across 71 tracked rallies, Pornpawee Chochuwong against Akane Yamaguchi. Games closed 12–21, 17–21.

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Game	Pornpawee Chochuwong	Akane Yamaguchi
Game 1	12	21
Game 2	17	21

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

9.1shots

Avg rally — by time

11.1sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

71 rallies tracked, most of them (34%) in the 9–14 shot band. The longest ran 30 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	9	4.3
3–4	8	5.9
5–8	19	8.7
9–14	24	12.9
15–20	8	17.8
21+	3	27.7

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Backhand Spin Net Straight→B1Forehand High Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Clear Straight
Happened 4× out of 62 rallies
2.A1Forehand Drive Straight→B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Net Cross
Happened 3× out of 62 rallies
3.B1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→A1Forehand Half Smash Straight→B1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 3× out of 62 rallies
4.B1Forehand High Lift Cross→A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Around-the-Head Clear Straight
Happened 3× out of 62 rallies
5.B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Spin Net Straight→B1Forehand High Lift Straight
Happened 3× out of 62 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Middle→B1Forehand High Lift Straight→A1Forehand Half Smash Straight
Happened 1× out of 62 rallies
2.A1Short Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Flat Push Straight→A1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→B1Forehand Reverse Slice Straight→A1Backhand Net Cross
Happened 1× out of 62 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Flat Push Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight
Happened 1× out of 62 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Drive Straight→A1Backhand High Lift Straight→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 1× out of 62 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Flat Push Straight→A1Backhand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Backhand High Lift Cross
Happened 1× out of 62 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Akane Yamaguchi

Most errors forced

Pornpawee Chochuwong

Most unforced errors

Pornpawee Chochuwong

By player

Pornpawee Chochuwong

321 shots

Winners 12Forced 7Unforced 23

Most-used shots

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Of 321 shots Pornpawee Chochuwong played, the most used were lift (22%), net (19%) and smash (14%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	22%	71
Net	19%	61
Smash	14%	44
Drive	12%	40
Clear	12%	37
Serve	9%	30

Points won — by shot

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Smash

44%

My winner6Forced opp. error6Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Pornpawee Chochuwong won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (44%), lift (19%) and clear (11%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	44%
Lift	19%
Clear	11%
Drive	11%
Net	11%
Drop	4%

Points lost — by shot

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Lift

21%

Opp. winner5My forced error1My unforced error3

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Pornpawee Chochuwong lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (21%), net (17%) and smash (17%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	21%
Net	17%
Smash	17%
Drive	12%
Drop	12%
Block	7%
Clear	7%
Serve	7%

Rally outcome — points won

27 rallies

My winner44%
Forced opp. error26%
Drew opp. unforced30%

Of the 27 rallies Pornpawee Chochuwong won, 44% came from their own winners, 30% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 26% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	44%	12
Forced opp. error	26%	7
Drew opp. unforced	30%	8

Rally outcome — points lost

42 rallies

Opp. winner36%
My forced error10%
My unforced error55%

Of the 42 rallies Pornpawee Chochuwong lost, 55% from their own unforced errors, 36% from an opponent winner and 10% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	36%	15
My forced error	10%	4
My unforced error	55%	23

Where the errors went

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Into the net59%
Out the back19%
Out on sides22%

Across 27 tagged errors, Pornpawee Chochuwong missed into the net 59% of the time, out on sides 22% of the time and out the back 19% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	59%	16
Out the back	19%	5
Out on sides	22%	6

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape20%
Above Net Midline25%
Below Net Midline48%
Below Net7%

On net-area shots, Pornpawee Chochuwong met the shuttle above tape 20% of the time, above net midline 25% of the time, below net midline 48% of the time and below net 7% of the time, and missed most often from above net midline (12% 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	20%	39	8%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	25%	49	12%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	48%	95	6%
All net shots	Below Net	7%	14	7%
Lift	Above Tape	3%	2	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	10%	7	14%
Lift	Below Net Midline	82%	58	5%
Lift	Below Net	6%	4	—
Net	Above Net Midline	56%	34	12%
Net	Below Net Midline	34%	21	5%
Net	Below Net	10%	6	17%
Drive	Above Tape	80%	32	6%
Drive	Above Net Midline	13%	5	20%
Drive	Below Net Midline	8%	3	—
Block	Above Tape	20%	5	20%
Block	Above Net Midline	12%	3	—
Block	Below Net Midline	52%	13	8%
Block	Below Net	16%	4	—

Akane Yamaguchi

323 shots

Winners 15Forced 4Unforced 10

Most-used shots

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Of 323 shots Akane Yamaguchi played, the most used were lift (28%), serve (13%) and block (12%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	28%	89
Serve	13%	41
Block	12%	38
Smash	11%	35
Drop	11%	35
Net	11%	35

Points won — by shot

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Lift

23%

My winner5Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced4

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Akane Yamaguchi won break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (23%), smash (18%) and block (15%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	23%
Smash	18%
Block	15%
Drop	15%
Clear	13%
Drive	8%
Net	8%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

24%

Opp. winner6My forced error0My unforced error1

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Akane Yamaguchi lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (24%), block (17%) and clear (17%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	24%
Block	17%
Clear	17%
Drive	14%
Drop	7%
Lift	7%
Net	7%
Serve	7%

Rally outcome — points won

39 rallies

My winner38%
Forced opp. error10%
Drew opp. unforced51%

Of the 39 rallies Akane Yamaguchi won, 51% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 38% from their own winners and 10% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	38%	15
Forced opp. error	10%	4
Drew opp. unforced	51%	20

Rally outcome — points lost

29 rallies

Opp. winner41%
My forced error24%
My unforced error34%

Of the 29 rallies Akane Yamaguchi lost, 41% came from an opponent winner, 34% from their own unforced errors and 24% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	41%	12
My forced error	24%	7
My unforced error	34%	10

Where the errors went

fully tagged

Into the net71%
Out the back24%
Out on sides6%

Across 17 tagged errors, Akane Yamaguchi missed into the net 71% of the time, out the back 24% of the time and out on sides 6% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	71%	12
Out the back	24%	4
Out on sides	6%	1

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape15%
Above Net Midline23%
Below Net Midline51%
Below Net11%

On net-area shots, Akane Yamaguchi met the shuttle above tape 15% of the time, above net midline 23% of the time, below net midline 51% of the time and below net 11% of the time, and missed most often from below net (14% of those shots) against 2% from below net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	15%	27	7%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	23%	42	7%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	51%	93	2%
All net shots	Below Net	11%	21	14%
Lift	Above Net Midline	16%	14	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	81%	72	1%
Lift	Below Net	3%	3	—
Block	Above Tape	18%	7	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	18%	7	29%
Block	Below Net Midline	21%	8	0%
Block	Below Net	42%	16	19%
Net	Above Tape	3%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	54%	19	5%
Net	Below Net Midline	37%	13	8%
Net	Below Net	6%	2	—
Drive	Above Tape	90%	19	11%
Drive	Above Net Midline	10%	2	—

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