Women's singles · Super 1000

Chen Yu Fei vs Akane Yamaguchi

China Open 2026 · Final · 26 Jul 2026 · Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Changzhou

Akane Yamaguchi beat Chen Yu Fei 21–18, 21–16 in the final of China Open 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2
Chen Yu Fei CHN · Seed 4	18	16
Akane Yamaguchi JPN · Seed 3 Won	21	21

76 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: China Open 2026
Round: Final
Date: 26 Jul 2026
Level: Super 1000
Venue: Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium, Changzhou
Discipline: Women's singles

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Chen Yu Fei	Akane Yamaguchi
Country	CHN	JPN
Plays	Right-handed	Right-handed
Born	Not known	1997
Height	Not known	1.56 m
Weight	Not known	55 kg
Career-high rank	Not known	No. 1women's singles, 2018
Seed	4	3
Racket	Not known	Yonex Astrox 100 ZZ Amazon
String	Not known	Yonex Exbolt 63 · 24 lbs Amazon
Shoes	Not known	Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4 Amazon
Kit source	Not known	Current setup, as of 2026

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Tale of the tape

Chen Yu Fei against Akane Yamaguchi: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Chen Yu Fei	Stat	Akane Yamaguchi
Result
34	Points won	42
13	Winners	20
4	Errors forced	7
16	Unforced errors	17
30	Smashes	39
41%	Won on own serve	52%
Serve
100%	Short serves	98%
85%	To the body	93%
6%	To the middle	7%
9%	Out wide	0%
Striking side
38%	Forehand	58%
44%	Backhand	29%
18%	Around the head	13%
Direction
62%	Straight	65%
33%	Cross-court	28%
5%	Middle	7%

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

Point progression

Chen Yu FeiAkane Yamaguchi

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Running score across 76 tracked rallies, Chen Yu Fei against Akane Yamaguchi. Games closed 18–21, 16–21.

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Game	Chen Yu Fei	Akane Yamaguchi
Game 1	18	21
Game 2	16	21

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

10.7shots

Avg rally — by time

13.0sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

76 rallies tracked, most of them (29%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 32 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	5	4.8
3–4	10	6.1
5–8	22	9.2
9–14	15	12.4
15–20	17	19.1
21+	7	27.4

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Around-the-Head Drop Cross→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 4× out of 71 rallies
2.A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Clear Straight
Happened 4× out of 71 rallies
3.B1Short Serve Body→A1Backhand Net Cross→B1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 4× out of 71 rallies
4.B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Forehand Net Middle
Happened 4× out of 71 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Net Cross→A1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 71 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Backhand Net Cross→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Smash Cross→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
2.A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Forehand Net Middle→A1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
3.A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Drop Cross→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
4.B1Short Serve Body→A1Backhand Net Cross→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Smash Cross→B1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
5.B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Forehand Drop Cross→B1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Akane Yamaguchi

Most errors forced

Akane Yamaguchi

Most unforced errors

Akane Yamaguchi

By player

Chen Yu Fei

405 shots

Winners 13Forced 4Unforced 16

Most-used shots

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Of 405 shots Chen Yu Fei played, the most used were net (22%), lift (21%) and drop (12%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	22%	88
Lift	21%	86
Drop	12%	47
Block	12%	47
Clear	9%	38
Drive	9%	35

Points won — by shot

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Smash

26%

My winner6Forced opp. error3Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Chen Yu Fei won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (26%), net (21%) and clear (15%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	26%
Net	21%
Clear	15%
Drive	15%
Lift	12%
Block	6%
Drop	6%

Points lost — by shot

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Drive

32%

Opp. winner7My forced error1My unforced error5

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Chen Yu Fei lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by drive (32%), lift (20%) and block (12%).

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Shot	Share
Drive	32%
Lift	20%
Block	12%
Smash	10%
Clear	7%
Kill	7%
Net	7%
Drop	5%

Rally outcome — points won

34 rallies

My winner38%
Forced opp. error12%
Drew opp. unforced50%

Of the 34 rallies Chen Yu Fei won, 50% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 38% from their own winners and 12% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	38%	13
Forced opp. error	12%	4
Drew opp. unforced	50%	17

Rally outcome — points lost

41 rallies

Opp. winner46%
My forced error15%
My unforced error39%

Of the 41 rallies Chen Yu Fei lost, 46% came from an opponent winner, 39% from their own unforced errors and 15% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	46%	19
My forced error	15%	6
My unforced error	39%	16

Where the errors went

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Into the net35%
Out the back22%
Out on sides43%

Across 23 tagged errors, Chen Yu Fei missed out on sides 43% of the time, into the net 35% of the time and out the back 22% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	35%	8
Out the back	22%	5
Out on sides	43%	10

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape14%
Above Net Midline25%
Below Net Midline40%
Below Net21%

On net-area shots, Chen Yu Fei met the shuttle above tape 14% of the time, above net midline 25% of the time, below net midline 40% of the time and below net 21% of the time, and missed most often from above tape (16% 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	14%	37	16%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	25%	63	3%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	40%	102	6%
All net shots	Below Net	21%	54	13%
Net	Above Tape	10%	9	11%
Net	Above Net Midline	48%	42	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	25%	22	0%
Net	Below Net	17%	15	13%
Lift	Above Net Midline	3%	3	—
Lift	Below Net Midline	66%	57	9%
Lift	Below Net	30%	26	8%
Block	Above Tape	11%	5	20%
Block	Above Net Midline	23%	11	9%
Block	Below Net Midline	38%	18	0%
Block	Below Net	28%	13	23%
Drive	Above Tape	66%	23	17%
Drive	Above Net Midline	20%	7	14%
Drive	Below Net Midline	14%	5	20%

Akane Yamaguchi

411 shots

Winners 20Forced 7Unforced 17

Most-used shots

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Of 411 shots Akane Yamaguchi played, the most used were lift (22%), net (22%) and drive (11%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	22%	92
Net	22%	89
Drive	11%	46
Serve	10%	42
Drop	9%	39
Smash	9%	39

Points won — by shot

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Drive

27%

My winner7Forced opp. error4Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Akane Yamaguchi won break down by the shot that ended them — led by drive (27%), net (17%) and smash (15%).

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Shot	Share
Drive	27%
Net	17%
Smash	15%
Lift	10%
Block	7%
Kill	7%
Serve	7%
Clear	5%
Drop	5%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

24%

Opp. winner6My forced error0My unforced error2

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Akane Yamaguchi lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (24%), drive (21%) and net (21%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	24%
Drive	21%
Net	21%
Lift	15%
Block	9%
Clear	9%
Drop	3%

Rally outcome — points won

41 rallies

My winner46%
Forced opp. error15%
Drew opp. unforced39%

Of the 41 rallies Akane Yamaguchi won, 46% came from their own winners, 39% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 15% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	46%	19
Forced opp. error	15%	6
Drew opp. unforced	39%	16

Rally outcome — points lost

34 rallies

Opp. winner38%
My forced error12%
My unforced error50%

Of the 34 rallies Akane Yamaguchi lost, 50% from their own unforced errors, 38% from an opponent winner and 12% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	38%	13
My forced error	12%	4
My unforced error	50%	17

Where the errors went

fully tagged

Into the net43%
Out the back19%
Out on sides38%

Across 21 tagged errors, Akane Yamaguchi missed into the net 43% of the time, out on sides 38% of the time and out the back 19% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	43%	9
Out the back	19%	4
Out on sides	38%	8

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape16%
Above Net Midline26%
Below Net Midline40%
Below Net18%

On net-area shots, Akane Yamaguchi met the shuttle above tape 16% of the time, above net midline 26% of the time, below net midline 40% of the time and below net 18% of the time, and missed most often from below net (13% of those shots) against 0% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	16%	41	7%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	26%	67	0%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	40%	102	8%
All net shots	Below Net	18%	45	13%
Lift	Above Net Midline	7%	6	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	74%	68	6%
Lift	Below Net	20%	18	6%
Net	Above Tape	6%	5	0%
Net	Above Net Midline	46%	41	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	28%	25	12%
Net	Below Net	20%	18	17%
Drive	Above Tape	67%	31	10%
Drive	Above Net Midline	28%	13	0%
Drive	Below Net Midline	4%	2	—
Block	Above Tape	18%	5	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	25%	7	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	25%	7	14%
Block	Below Net	32%	9	22%

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