Men's singles · World Championships

Alwi Farhan vs Chou Tien Chen

BWF World Championships 2026 · Quarter-final · 21 Aug 2026

Chou Tien Chen beat Alwi Farhan 21–15, 21–15 in the quarter-final of BWF World Championships 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
Alwi Farhan INA · World No. 12	15	15
Chou Tien Chen TPE · World No. 6 Won	21	21

72 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: BWF World Championships 2026
Round: Quarter-final
Date: 21 Aug 2026
Level: World Championships
Discipline: Men's singles
Shuttle: Yonex Aerosensa 50Amazon

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Alwi Farhan	Chou Tien Chen
Country	INA	TPE
Plays	Right-handed	Right-handed
Born	2005	1990
Height	1.74 m	1.80 m
Weight	65 kg	78 kg
Ranking at the time	No. 12	No. 6
Career-high rank	No. 10men's singles, 2026	No. 2men's singles, 2019
Racket	Yonex Astrox 88D Pro Amazon	Yonex Duora Z-Strike Amazon
String	Yonex BG66 Ultimax Amazon	Yonex BG80 Amazon
Shoes	Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4 Amazon	Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4 Amazon
Kit source	Current setup, as of 2026	Current setup, as of 2026

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Tale of the tape

Alwi Farhan against Chou Tien Chen: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Alwi Farhan	Stat	Chou Tien Chen
Result
30	Points won	42
14	Winners	14
7	Errors forced	9
19	Unforced errors	9
50	Smashes	39
43%	Won on own serve	60%
Serve
73%	Short serves	93%
83%	To the body	55%
10%	To the middle	14%
7%	Out wide	31%
Striking side
51%	Forehand	43%
39%	Backhand	44%
9%	Around the head	13%
Direction
49%	Straight	51%
29%	Cross-court	33%
22%	Middle	16%

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

Point progression

Alwi FarhanChou Tien Chen

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Running score across 72 tracked rallies, Alwi Farhan against Chou Tien Chen. Games closed 15–21, 15–21.

View game scores

Game	Alwi Farhan	Chou Tien Chen
Game 1	15	21
Game 2	15	21

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

10.1shots

Avg rally — by time

11.8sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

72 rallies tracked, most of them (29%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 60 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	6	4.4
3–4	11	6.2
5–8	21	8.8
9–14	21	11.6
15–20	7	17.9
21+	6	34.1

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 4× out of 66 rallies
2.A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drive Straight
Happened 3× out of 66 rallies
3.A1Forehand Net Cross→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drop Straight
Happened 3× out of 66 rallies
4.A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Cross
Happened 3× out of 66 rallies
5.B1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 3× out of 66 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 66 rallies
2.B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drive Straight→B1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 66 rallies
3.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Smash Cross→A1Backhand Block Middle→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drop Straight
Happened 1× out of 66 rallies
4.A1Long Serve Body→B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Block Middle→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight
Happened 1× out of 66 rallies
5.A1Long Serve Body→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Forehand Drive Middle→A1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 1× out of 66 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Alwi Farhan

Most errors forced

Chou Tien Chen

Most unforced errors

Alwi Farhan

By player

Alwi Farhan

364 shots

Winners 14Forced 7Unforced 19

Most-used shots

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Of 364 shots Alwi Farhan played, the most used were lift (25%), net (22%) and block (15%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	25%	91
Net	22%	81
Block	15%	53
Smash	14%	50
Serve	8%	30
Drop	8%	28

Points won — by shot

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Smash

43%

My winner7Forced opp. error6Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Alwi Farhan won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (43%), lift (20%) and kill (13%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	43%
Lift	20%
Kill	13%
Net	10%
Block	7%
Drive	3%
Serve	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

29%

Opp. winner8My forced error0My unforced error4

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Alwi Farhan lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (29%), block (19%) and lift (17%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	29%
Block	19%
Lift	17%
Net	12%
Serve	7%
Clear	5%
Kill	5%
Brush	2%
Drive	2%
Drop	2%

Rally outcome — points won

30 rallies

My winner47%
Forced opp. error23%
Drew opp. unforced30%

Of the 30 rallies Alwi Farhan won, 47% came from their own winners, 30% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 23% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	47%	14
Forced opp. error	23%	7
Drew opp. unforced	30%	9

Rally outcome — points lost

42 rallies

Opp. winner33%
My forced error21%
My unforced error45%

Of the 42 rallies Alwi Farhan lost, 45% from their own unforced errors, 33% from an opponent winner and 21% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	33%	14
My forced error	21%	9
My unforced error	45%	19

Where the errors went

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Into the net46%
Out the back14%
Out on sides39%

Across 28 tagged errors, Alwi Farhan missed into the net 46% of the time, out on sides 39% of the time and out the back 14% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	46%	13
Out the back	14%	4
Out on sides	39%	11

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape11%
Above Net Midline31%
Below Net Midline38%
Below Net19%

On net-area shots, Alwi Farhan met the shuttle above tape 11% of the time, above net midline 31% of the time, below net midline 38% of the time and below net 19% of the time, and missed most often from below net (15% of those shots) against 5% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	11%	27	7%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	31%	76	5%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	38%	93	8%
All net shots	Below Net	19%	47	15%
Lift	Above Tape	2%	2	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	30%	27	7%
Lift	Below Net Midline	52%	47	6%
Lift	Below Net	16%	15	13%
Net	Above Tape	4%	3	—
Net	Above Net Midline	43%	35	3%
Net	Below Net Midline	37%	30	7%
Net	Below Net	16%	13	8%
Block	Above Tape	15%	8	13%
Block	Above Net Midline	19%	10	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	30%	16	13%
Block	Below Net	36%	19	21%
Drive	Above Tape	78%	14	0%
Drive	Above Net Midline	22%	4	—

Chou Tien Chen

364 shots

Winners 14Forced 9Unforced 9

Most-used shots

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Of 364 shots Chou Tien Chen played, the most used were net (22%), lift (20%) and block (16%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	22%	81
Lift	20%	72
Block	16%	59
Serve	12%	42
Smash	11%	39
Clear	7%	24

Points won — by shot

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Smash

35%

My winner8Forced opp. error6Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Chou Tien Chen won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (35%), net (20%) and lift (10%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	35%
Net	20%
Lift	10%
Block	8%
Drive	8%
Clear	5%
Kill	5%
Serve	5%
Brush	3%
Drop	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Block

30%

Opp. winner1My forced error7My unforced error1

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Chou Tien Chen lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by block (30%), smash (27%) and kill (13%).

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Shot	Share
Block	30%
Smash	27%
Kill	13%
Clear	10%
Net	10%
Lift	7%
Drop	3%

Rally outcome — points won

40 rallies

My winner35%
Forced opp. error23%
Drew opp. unforced43%

Of the 40 rallies Chou Tien Chen won, 43% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 35% from their own winners and 23% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	35%	14
Forced opp. error	23%	9
Drew opp. unforced	43%	17

Rally outcome — points lost

30 rallies

Opp. winner47%
My forced error23%
My unforced error30%

Of the 30 rallies Chou Tien Chen lost, 47% came from an opponent winner, 30% from their own unforced errors and 23% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	47%	14
My forced error	23%	7
My unforced error	30%	9

Where the errors went

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Into the net63%
Out the back13%
Out on sides25%

Across 16 tagged errors, Chou Tien Chen missed into the net 63% of the time, out on sides 25% of the time and out the back 13% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	63%	10
Out the back	13%	2
Out on sides	25%	4

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape12%
Above Net Midline35%
Below Net Midline29%
Below Net24%

On net-area shots, Chou Tien Chen met the shuttle above tape 12% of the time, above net midline 35% of the time, below net midline 29% of the time and below net 24% of the time, and missed most often from below net (13% of those shots) against 0% from above tape.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	12%	28	0%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	35%	80	3%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	29%	68	1%
All net shots	Below Net	24%	55	13%
Net	Above Tape	2%	2	—
Net	Above Net Midline	52%	42	2%
Net	Below Net Midline	27%	22	0%
Net	Below Net	19%	15	7%
Lift	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	36%	26	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	33%	24	0%
Lift	Below Net	29%	21	0%
Block	Above Tape	10%	6	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	20%	12	8%
Block	Below Net Midline	37%	22	5%
Block	Below Net	32%	19	32%
Drive	Above Tape	100%	19	0%

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