Men's singles · 2026-07-17

Shi Yu Qi vs Christo Popov — Japan Open 2026, QF

Christo Popov won 2–1

AI-powered rally-by-rally match analysis.

Point progression

Shi Yu QiChristo Popov

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Running score across 98 tracked rallies, Shi Yu Qi against Christo Popov. Games closed 21–14, 10–21, 11–21.

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Game	Shi Yu Qi	Christo Popov
Game 1	21	14
Game 2	10	21
Game 3	11	21

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

11.9shots

Avg rally — by time

13.9sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

98 rallies tracked, most of them (37%) in the 9–14 shot band. The longest ran 53 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	3	4.8
3–4	8	5.9
5–8	26	8.4
9–14	36	13.1
15–20	16	19.4
21+	9	33.4

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.B1Short Serve Body→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drive Straight
Happened 4× out of 95 rallies
2.B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Cross
Happened 4× out of 95 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Spin Net Middle→A1Forehand Lift Cross
Happened 3× out of 95 rallies
4.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 95 rallies
5.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Backhand Spin Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 95 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Forehand Drop Cross→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Around-the-Head Smash Cross→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 95 rallies
2.B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Backhand Drop Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Backhand Spin Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 95 rallies
3.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Block Middle→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Backhand Drop Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 1× out of 95 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Backhand Spin Net Straight→A1Backhand Spin Net Middle
Happened 1× out of 95 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Clear Cross→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Drive Middle
Happened 1× out of 95 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Christo Popov

Most errors forced

Christo Popov

Most unforced errors

Christo Popov

By player

Shi Yu Qi

579 shots

Winners 14Forced 2Unforced 23

Most-used shots

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Of 579 shots Shi Yu Qi played, the most used were lift (31%), net (23%) and block (17%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	31%	180
Net	23%	136
Block	17%	99
Drop	8%	46
Serve	7%	42
Smash	5%	30

Points won — by shot

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Net

33%

My winner4Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced10

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Shi Yu Qi won break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (33%), drop (21%) and lift (17%).

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Shot	Share
Net	33%
Drop	21%
Lift	17%
Smash	12%
Block	5%
Clear	5%
Drive	2%
Kill	2%
Serve	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

29%

Opp. winner12My forced error0My unforced error4

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Shi Yu Qi lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (29%), net (23%) and block (20%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	29%
Net	23%
Block	20%
Lift	9%
Brush	7%
Kill	7%
Drop	4%
Drive	2%

Rally outcome

unforced error50%
winner39%
forced error11%

How rallies involving Shi Yu Qi ended: unforced error (50%), winner (39%) and forced error (11%).

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Outcome	Share
unforced error	50%
winner	39%
forced error	11%

Christo Popov

589 shots

Winners 24Forced 9Unforced 26

Most-used shots

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Of 589 shots Christo Popov played, the most used were net (24%), drop (15%) and lift (15%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	24%	144
Drop	15%	91
Lift	15%	87
Block	13%	77
Smash	10%	59
Serve	10%	56

Points won — by shot

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Smash

30%

My winner12Forced opp. error5Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Christo Popov won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (30%), drop (14%) and lift (11%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	30%
Drop	14%
Lift	11%
Drive	9%
Net	9%
Block	7%
Brush	7%
Kill	7%
Serve	4%
Clear	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Net

26%

Opp. winner4My forced error0My unforced error7

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Christo Popov lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (26%), lift (21%) and smash (17%).

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Shot	Share
Net	26%
Lift	21%
Smash	17%
Drop	14%
Block	10%
Drive	7%
Clear	2%
Kill	2%

Rally outcome

unforced error50%
winner39%
forced error11%

How rallies involving Christo Popov ended: unforced error (50%), winner (39%) and forced error (11%).

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Outcome	Share
unforced error	50%
winner	39%
forced error	11%

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