Men's singles · Super Series Premier

Taufik Hidayat vs Lin Dan

All England Open 2012 · Quarter-final · 9 Mar 2012

Lin Dan beat Taufik Hidayat 40–28 in the quarter-final of All England Open 2012.

Player	Game 1
Taufik Hidayat INA	28
Lin Dan CHN Won	40

68 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: All England Open 2012
Round: Quarter-final
Date: 9 Mar 2012
Level: Super Series Premier
Discipline: Men's singles

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Taufik Hidayat	Lin Dan
Country	INA	CHN
Plays	Right-handed	Left-handed
Born	1981	1983
Height	1.76 m	1.78 m
Weight	65 kg	70 kg
Career-high rank	No. 1men's singles, 2000	No. 1men's singles, 2004
Racket	Not known	Yonex Astrox 88D Pro (2024) Amazon
String	Not known	Not known
Shoes	Not known	Not known
Kit source	Not known	Current setup, as of 2025 exhibition

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Tale of the tape

Taufik Hidayat against Lin Dan: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Taufik Hidayat	Stat	Lin Dan
Result
28	Points won	40
13	Winners	11
3	Errors forced	7
22	Unforced errors	12
48	Smashes	47
38%	Won on own serve	57%
Serve
96%	Short serves	98%
31%	To the body	45%
23%	To the middle	31%
46%	Out wide	24%
Striking side
55%	Forehand	60%
45%	Backhand	38%
0%	Around the head	2%
Direction
61%	Straight	67%
28%	Cross-court	23%
11%	Middle	10%

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

Point progression

Taufik HidayatLin Dan

051015202530354042

Running score across 68 tracked rallies, Taufik Hidayat against Lin Dan. Games closed 26–42.

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Game	Taufik Hidayat	Lin Dan
Game 1	26	42

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

12.8shots

Avg rally — by time

14.7sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

68 rallies tracked, most of them (28%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 52 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	3	4.7
3–4	9	6.3
5–8	19	8.6
9–14	15	13.2
15–20	9	19.1
21+	13	30.4

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Forehand Drop Cross→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 5× out of 65 rallies
2.B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Forehand Lift Straight
Happened 5× out of 65 rallies
3.A1Backhand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 4× out of 65 rallies
4.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Lift Straight
Happened 4× out of 65 rallies
5.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 4× out of 65 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Short Serve Wide→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Backhand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 65 rallies
2.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Forehand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Smash Straight
Happened 2× out of 65 rallies
3.B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Forehand Net Middle→B1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 2× out of 65 rallies
4.A1Long Serve Body→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Backhand Net Middle→A1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 1× out of 65 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Backhand Drop Straight→B1Backhand Flat Push Straight→A1Backhand Drive Straight
Happened 1× out of 65 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Taufik Hidayat

Most errors forced

Lin Dan

Most unforced errors

Taufik Hidayat

By player

Taufik Hidayat

435 shots

Winners 13Forced 3Unforced 22

Most-used shots

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Of 435 shots Taufik Hidayat played, the most used were lift (27%), net (23%) and smash (11%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	27%	119
Net	23%	100
Smash	11%	48
Drive	10%	43
Drop	9%	39
Block	7%	32

Points won — by shot

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Net

21%

My winner2Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced4

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Taufik Hidayat won break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (21%), block (18%) and smash (18%).

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Shot	Share
Net	21%
Block	18%
Smash	18%
Kill	14%
Lift	11%
Drive	7%
Drop	7%
Clear	4%

Points lost — by shot

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Net

25%

Opp. winner0My forced error0My unforced error10

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Taufik Hidayat lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (25%), lift (23%) and smash (23%).

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Shot	Share
Net	25%
Lift	23%
Smash	23%
Block	10%
Drive	8%
Drop	5%
Kill	5%
Clear	3%

Rally outcome — points won

28 rallies

My winner46%
Forced opp. error11%
Drew opp. unforced43%

Of the 28 rallies Taufik Hidayat won, 46% came from their own winners, 43% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 11% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	46%	13
Forced opp. error	11%	3
Drew opp. unforced	43%	12

Rally outcome — points lost

40 rallies

Opp. winner28%
My forced error18%
My unforced error55%

Of the 40 rallies Taufik Hidayat lost, 55% from their own unforced errors, 28% from an opponent winner and 18% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	28%	11
My forced error	18%	7
My unforced error	55%	22

Where the errors went

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Into the net59%
Out the back7%
Out on sides34%

Across 29 tagged errors, Taufik Hidayat missed into the net 59% of the time, out on sides 34% of the time and out the back 7% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	59%	17
Out the back	7%	2
Out on sides	34%	10

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape13%
Above Net Midline26%
Below Net Midline35%
Below Net27%

On net-area shots, Taufik Hidayat met the shuttle above tape 13% of the time, above net midline 26% of the time, below net midline 35% of the time and below net 27% of the time, and missed most often from below net (13% of those shots) against 3% from above tape.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	13%	37	3%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	26%	75	8%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	35%	103	7%
All net shots	Below Net	27%	79	13%
Lift	Above Tape	2%	2	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	16%	19	5%
Lift	Below Net Midline	44%	52	6%
Lift	Below Net	39%	46	7%
Net	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	38%	38	8%
Net	Below Net Midline	42%	42	10%
Net	Below Net	19%	19	16%
Drive	Above Tape	74%	32	3%
Drive	Above Net Midline	23%	10	20%
Drive	Below Net Midline	2%	1	—
Block	Above Tape	6%	2	—
Block	Above Net Midline	25%	8	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	25%	8	0%
Block	Below Net	44%	14	29%

Lin Dan

435 shots

Winners 11Forced 7Unforced 12

Most-used shots

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Of 435 shots Lin Dan played, the most used were lift (23%), net (18%) and block (12%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	23%	98
Net	18%	79
Block	12%	51
Drop	11%	49
Smash	11%	47
Serve	10%	42

Points won — by shot

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Smash

30%

My winner7Forced opp. error5Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Lin Dan won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (30%), net (20%) and lift (15%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	30%
Net	20%
Lift	15%
Block	10%
Serve	8%
Drive	5%
Drop	5%
Kill	5%
Clear	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Net

25%

Opp. winner2My forced error0My unforced error5

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Lin Dan lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (25%), smash (18%) and block (14%).

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Shot	Share
Net	25%
Smash	18%
Block	14%
Kill	14%
Drive	11%
Lift	7%
Brush	4%
Clear	4%
Drop	4%

Rally outcome — points won

40 rallies

My winner28%
Forced opp. error18%
Drew opp. unforced55%

Of the 40 rallies Lin Dan won, 55% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 28% from their own winners and 18% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	28%	11
Forced opp. error	18%	7
Drew opp. unforced	55%	22

Rally outcome — points lost

28 rallies

Opp. winner46%
My forced error11%
My unforced error43%

Of the 28 rallies Lin Dan lost, 46% came from an opponent winner, 43% from their own unforced errors and 11% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	46%	13
My forced error	11%	3
My unforced error	43%	12

Where the errors went

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Into the net67%
Out the back7%
Out on sides27%

Across 15 tagged errors, Lin Dan missed into the net 67% of the time, out on sides 27% of the time and out the back 7% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	67%	10
Out the back	7%	1
Out on sides	27%	4

Contact height at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape15%
Above Net Midline20%
Below Net Midline39%
Below Net26%

On net-area shots, Lin Dan met the shuttle above tape 15% of the time, above net midline 20% of the time, below net midline 39% of the time and below net 26% of the time, and missed most often from above tape (5% of those shots) against 3% from below net.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	15%	39	5%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	20%	52	4%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	39%	100	5%
All net shots	Below Net	26%	67	3%
Lift	Above Tape	3%	3	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	11%	11	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	60%	59	2%
Lift	Below Net	26%	25	4%
Net	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	25%	20	5%
Net	Below Net Midline	37%	29	10%
Net	Below Net	37%	29	3%
Block	Above Tape	25%	13	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	27%	14	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	22%	11	9%
Block	Below Net	25%	13	0%
Drive	Above Tape	73%	22	9%
Drive	Above Net Midline	23%	7	14%
Drive	Below Net Midline	3%	1	—

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