Men's singles · World Tour Finals

Chen Long vs Anthony Ginting

BWF World Tour Finals 2019 · Semi-final · 13 Dec 2019

Anthony Ginting beat Chen Long 21–15, 21–15 in the semi-final of BWF World Tour Finals 2019.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
Chen Long CHN	15	15
Anthony Ginting INA · World No. 8 Won	21	21

72 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Tale of the tape

Chen Long against Anthony Ginting: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Chen Long	Stat	Anthony Ginting
Result
30	Points won	42
11	Winners	23
3	Errors forced	10
9	Unforced errors	16
27	Smashes	25
39%	Won on own serve	56%
Serve
87%	Short serves	95%
58%	To the body	49%
26%	To the middle	27%
16%	Out wide	24%
Striking side
47%	Forehand	52%
43%	Backhand	38%
10%	Around the head	10%
Direction
50%	Straight	48%
30%	Cross-court	35%
20%	Middle	16%

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

Match summary

Anthony Ginting dominated Chen Long in straight games, winning 21-15 and 20-15 with clinical efficiency in the second game where he built a 4-shot run from 6-5 and never trailed again. Ginting's smash game was the difference, landing nine winners compared to Chen's four, while controlling the net and forcing Chen into seven unforced lifts across the match. The first game was more competitive with four lead changes, but Ginting's 5-shot surge from 11-9 to 16-9 proved decisive in establishing the pattern that would carry through to victory.

Written by AI from the tracked data.

Point progression

Chen LongAnthony Ginting

0510152021

Running score across 72 tracked rallies, Chen Long against Anthony Ginting. Games closed 15–21, 15–21.

View game scores

Game	Chen Long	Anthony Ginting
Game 1	15	21
Game 2	15	21

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

9.2shots

Avg rally — by time

11.3sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

72 rallies tracked, most of them (33%) in the 9–14 shot band. The longest ran 29 shots.

View data

Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	1	4.7
3–4	16	6.4
5–8	18	8.7
9–14	24	12.2
15–20	12	18.8
21+	1	29.2

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 3× out of 71 rallies
2.B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drop Straight→B1Backhand Block Middle
Happened 3× out of 71 rallies
3.A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Block Middle
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
4.A1Backhand Clear Cross→B1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
5.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Cross→A1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Drop Straight→B1Backhand Block Middle→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Backhand Spin Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
2.A1Drive Serve Middle→B1Around-the-Head Drive Middle→A1Backhand Drive Middle→B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 1× out of 71 rallies
3.A1Long Serve Body→B1Around-the-Head Clear Cross→A1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Cross→B1Backhand Block Middle→A1Backhand Block Middle
Happened 1× out of 71 rallies
4.A1Long Serve Middle→B1Forehand Drop Middle→A1Forehand Block Middle→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight
Happened 1× out of 71 rallies
5.A1Long Serve Wide→B1Around-the-Head Drop Straight→A1Forehand Drive Cross→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Spin Net Straight
Happened 1× out of 71 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Anthony Ginting

Most errors forced

Anthony Ginting

Most unforced errors

Anthony Ginting

By player

Chen Long

324 shots

Winners 11Forced 3Unforced 9

Most-used shots

click a bar

Of 324 shots Chen Long played, the most used were block (20%), lift (17%) and net (17%).

View data

Shot	Share	Shots
Block	20%	64
Lift	17%	56
Net	17%	54
Drop	14%	45
Drive	11%	36
Serve	10%	31

Points won — by shot

click a bar

Block

17%

My winner1Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced4

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Chen Long won break down by the shot that ended them — led by block (17%), drive (17%) and drop (17%).

View data

Shot	Share
Block	17%
Drive	17%
Drop	17%
Lift	17%
Net	13%
Smash	13%
Kill	3%
Serve	3%

Points lost — by shot

click a bar

Smash

24%

Opp. winner9My forced error0My unforced error1

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Chen Long lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (24%), lift (19%) and block (17%).

View data

Shot	Share
Smash	24%
Lift	19%
Block	17%
Drive	17%
Clear	10%
Kill	7%
Drop	5%
Net	2%

Rally outcome — points won

30 rallies

My winner37%
Forced opp. error10%
Drew opp. unforced53%

Of the 30 rallies Chen Long won, 53% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 37% from their own winners and 10% from forcing an opponent error.

View data

Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	37%	11
Forced opp. error	10%	3
Drew opp. unforced	53%	16

Rally outcome — points lost

42 rallies

Opp. winner55%
My forced error24%
My unforced error21%

Of the 42 rallies Chen Long lost, 55% came from an opponent winner, 24% from their own forced errors and 21% from their own unforced errors.

View data

Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	55%	23
My forced error	24%	10
My unforced error	21%	9

Anthony Ginting

335 shots

Winners 23Forced 10Unforced 16

Most-used shots

click a bar

Of 335 shots Anthony Ginting played, the most used were lift (27%), net (16%) and block (15%).

View data

Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	27%	92
Net	16%	52
Block	15%	50
Serve	12%	41
Drive	11%	38
Drop	8%	27

Points won — by shot

click a bar

Smash

31%

My winner9Forced opp. error4Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Anthony Ginting won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (31%), drive (24%) and lift (19%).

View data

Shot	Share
Smash	31%
Drive	24%
Lift	19%
Kill	7%
Net	7%
Block	5%
Clear	5%
Drop	2%

Points lost — by shot

click a bar

Lift

27%

Opp. winner1My forced error0My unforced error7

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Anthony Ginting lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (27%), smash (20%) and block (17%).

View data

Shot	Share
Lift	27%
Smash	20%
Block	17%
Net	13%
Drive	10%
Drop	10%
Kill	3%

Rally outcome — points won

42 rallies

My winner55%
Forced opp. error24%
Drew opp. unforced21%

Of the 42 rallies Anthony Ginting won, 55% came from their own winners, 24% from forcing an opponent error and 21% from drawing an opponent unforced error.

View data

Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	55%	23
Forced opp. error	24%	10
Drew opp. unforced	21%	9

Rally outcome — points lost

30 rallies

Opp. winner37%
My forced error10%
My unforced error53%

Of the 30 rallies Anthony Ginting lost, 53% from their own unforced errors, 37% from an opponent winner and 10% from their own forced errors.

View data

Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	37%	11
My forced error	10%	3
My unforced error	53%	16

Your game, this treatment

How does your game compare to Anthony Ginting?

Get this exact shot-by-shot breakdown for your own footage, then put your numbers side by side with the pro data on this page: errors, rally length, serves, shot mix and patterns.

Gear

Amazon links are paid links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Anthony Ginting

Current setup, as of 2022

Racket
Li-Ning Aeronaut 9000
Amazon

Setups come from sponsor kit lists and retailer listings. Pros change frames between seasons, so a current setup may differ from what was used in an older match.