Men's singles · BWF Super Series Premier Event

Chen Long vs Son Wan Ho

Denmark Open 2014 · Final · 19 Oct 2014

Chen Long beat Son Wan Ho 19–19, 23–22 in the final of Denmark Open 2014.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
Chen Long CHN · World No. 2 Won	19	23
Son Wan Ho KOR · World No. 7	19	22

83 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: Denmark Open 2014
Round: Final
Date: 19 Oct 2014
Level: BWF Super Series Premier Event
Discipline: Men's singles

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Chen Long	Son Wan Ho
Country	CHN	KOR
Plays	Right-handed	Right-handed
Born	1989	1988
Height	1.87 m	1.76 m
Weight	75 kg	65 kg
Ranking at the time	No. 2	No. 7
Career-high rank	No. 1men's singles, 2014	No. 1men's singles, 2017
Racket	Not known	Not known
String	Not known	Not known
Shoes	Not known	Not known

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Tale of the tape

Chen Long against Son Wan Ho: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Chen Long	Stat	Son Wan Ho
Result
42	Points won	41
21	Winners	15
2	Errors forced	1
26	Unforced errors	20
67	Smashes	57
51%	Won on own serve	50%
Serve
100%	Short serves	100%
90%	To the body	86%
10%	To the middle	14%
0%	Out wide	0%
Striking side
50%	Forehand	58%
38%	Backhand	36%
12%	Around the head	7%
Direction
51%	Straight	65%
34%	Cross-court	25%
15%	Middle	11%

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

Point progression

Chen LongSon Wan Ho

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Running score across 83 tracked rallies, Chen Long against Son Wan Ho. Games closed 19–19, 24–22.

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Game	Chen Long	Son Wan Ho
Game 1	19	19
Game 2	24	22

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

14.8shots

Avg rally — by time

16.6sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

83 rallies tracked, most of them (25%) in the 21+ shot band. The longest ran 57 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	0	—
3–4	13	6.0
5–8	20	8.8
9–14	17	13.1
15–20	12	19.6
21+	21	31.9

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Forehand High Lift Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 8× out of 83 rallies
2.B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Forehand High Lift Straight
Happened 6× out of 83 rallies
3.B1Forehand High Lift Cross→A1Forehand Cut Slice Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 5× out of 83 rallies
4.B1Forehand High Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 5× out of 83 rallies
5.A1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Cross→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand High Lift Cross
Happened 4× out of 83 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Forehand High Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Forehand High Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight
Happened 2× out of 83 rallies
2.A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand High Lift Straight→A1Forehand Cut Slice Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand High Lift Straight
Happened 2× out of 83 rallies
3.B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Block Cross→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand High Lift Cross
Happened 2× out of 83 rallies
4.B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Forehand High Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 83 rallies
5.B1Forehand High Lift Straight→A1Backhand Cut Slice Straight→B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Drive Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 83 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Chen Long

Most errors forced

Chen Long

Most unforced errors

Chen Long

By player

Chen Long

616 shots

Winners 21Forced 2Unforced 26

Most-used shots

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Of 616 shots Chen Long played, the most used were net (27%), lift (23%) and drop (14%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	27%	165
Lift	23%	140
Drop	14%	86
Smash	11%	67
Block	9%	55
Serve	7%	41

Points won — by shot

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Smash

34%

My winner12Forced opp. error2Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Chen Long won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (34%), block (15%) and net (12%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	34%
Block	15%
Net	12%
Kill	10%
Lift	10%
Drop	7%
Clear	5%
Drive	5%
Brush	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

27%

Opp. winner8My forced error0My unforced error3

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Chen Long lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (27%), lift (24%) and net (17%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	27%
Lift	24%
Net	17%
Drop	12%
Drive	7%
Kill	7%
Block	2%
Brush	2%

Rally outcome — points won

41 rallies

My winner51%
Forced opp. error5%
Drew opp. unforced44%

Of the 41 rallies Chen Long won, 51% came from their own winners, 44% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 5% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	51%	21
Forced opp. error	5%	2
Drew opp. unforced	44%	18

Rally outcome — points lost

41 rallies

Opp. winner37%
My forced error2%
My unforced error61%

Of the 41 rallies Chen Long lost, 61% from their own unforced errors, 37% from an opponent winner and 2% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	37%	15
My forced error	2%	1
My unforced error	61%	25

Where the errors went

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Into the net48%
Out the back7%
Out on sides44%

Across 27 tagged errors, Chen Long missed into the net 48% of the time, out on sides 44% of the time and out the back 7% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	48%	13
Out the back	7%	2
Out on sides	44%	12

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape6%
Above Net Midline23%
Below Net Midline56%
Below Net14%

On net-area shots, Chen Long met the shuttle above tape 6% of the time, above net midline 23% of the time, below net midline 56% of the time and below net 14% of the time, and missed most often from above tape (8% of those shots) against 2% from below net.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	6%	25	8%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	23%	93	4%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	56%	221	5%
All net shots	Below Net	14%	57	2%
Net	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	33%	55	2%
Net	Below Net Midline	49%	81	6%
Net	Below Net	17%	28	4%
Lift	Above Net Midline	9%	13	15%
Lift	Below Net Midline	85%	119	5%
Lift	Below Net	6%	8	0%
Block	Above Tape	4%	2	—
Block	Above Net Midline	24%	13	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	35%	19	5%
Block	Below Net	38%	21	0%
Drive	Above Tape	61%	22	9%
Drive	Above Net Midline	33%	12	8%
Drive	Below Net Midline	6%	2	—

Son Wan Ho

611 shots

Winners 15Forced 1Unforced 20

Most-used shots

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Of 611 shots Son Wan Ho played, the most used were lift (29%), net (25%) and drop (12%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	29%	177
Net	25%	153
Drop	12%	72
Block	12%	72
Smash	9%	57
Serve	7%	42

Points won — by shot

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Net

29%

My winner0Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced12

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Son Wan Ho won break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (29%), lift (24%) and smash (22%).

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Shot	Share
Net	29%
Lift	24%
Smash	22%
Drop	12%
Block	5%
Kill	5%
Brush	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

35%

Opp. winner11My forced error0My unforced error3

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Son Wan Ho lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (35%), net (18%) and lift (13%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	35%
Net	18%
Lift	13%
Drive	10%
Kill	10%
Block	8%
Drop	5%
Brush	3%

Rally outcome — points won

41 rallies

My winner37%
Forced opp. error2%
Drew opp. unforced61%

Of the 41 rallies Son Wan Ho won, 61% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 37% from their own winners and 2% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	37%	15
Forced opp. error	2%	1
Drew opp. unforced	61%	25

Rally outcome — points lost

40 rallies

Opp. winner50%
My forced error5%
My unforced error45%

Of the 40 rallies Son Wan Ho lost, 50% came from an opponent winner, 45% from their own unforced errors and 5% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	50%	20
My forced error	5%	2
My unforced error	45%	18

Where the errors went

fully tagged

Into the net50%
Out the back18%
Out on sides32%

Across 22 tagged errors, Son Wan Ho missed into the net 50% of the time, out on sides 32% of the time and out the back 18% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	50%	11
Out the back	18%	4
Out on sides	32%	7

Contact height at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape5%
Above Net Midline17%
Below Net Midline63%
Below Net14%

On net-area shots, Son Wan Ho met the shuttle above tape 5% of the time, above net midline 17% of the time, below net midline 63% of the time and below net 14% of the time, and missed most often from above tape (5% of those shots) against 3% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	5%	22	5%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	17%	72	3%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	63%	269	4%
All net shots	Below Net	14%	61	3%
Lift	Above Net Midline	6%	10	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	87%	154	3%
Lift	Below Net	7%	13	0%
Net	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	29%	44	5%
Net	Below Net Midline	59%	91	4%
Net	Below Net	11%	17	6%
Block	Above Tape	7%	5	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	19%	14	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	31%	22	5%
Block	Below Net	43%	31	3%
Drive	Above Tape	73%	16	6%
Drive	Above Net Midline	18%	4	—
Drive	Below Net Midline	9%	2	—

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