Men's singles · World Championships

Chou Tien Chen vs Kodai Naraoka

BWF World Championships 2026 · Semi-final · 22 Aug 2026

Player	Game 1	Game 2
Chou Tien Chen TPE · World No. 6	21	21
Kodai Naraoka JPN · World No. 11	17	42

101 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: BWF World Championships 2026
Round: Semi-final
Date: 22 Aug 2026
Level: World Championships
Discipline: Men's singles
Shuttle: Yonex Aerosensa 50Amazon

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Chou Tien Chen	Kodai Naraoka
Country	TPE	JPN
Plays	Right-handed	Right-handed
Born	1990	2001
Height	1.80 m	1.73 m
Weight	78 kg	69 kg
Ranking at the time	No. 6	No. 11
Career-high rank	No. 2men's singles, 2019	No. 2men's singles, 2023
Racket	Yonex Duora Z-Strike Amazon	Victor Thruster Ryuga II Pro Amazon
String	Yonex BG80 Amazon	Not known
Shoes	Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4 Amazon	Victor A970 NitroLite Amazon
Kit source	Current setup, as of 2026	Current setup, as of 2024-2026

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Tale of the tape

Chou Tien Chen against Kodai Naraoka: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Chou Tien Chen	Stat	Kodai Naraoka
Result
42	Points won	59
16	Winners	28
6	Errors forced	8
23	Unforced errors	20
79	Smashes	80
42%	Won on own serve	59%
Serve
84%	Short serves	98%
70%	To the body	81%
12%	To the middle	14%
19%	Out wide	5%
Striking side
47%	Forehand	54%
41%	Backhand	40%
12%	Around the head	6%
Direction
64%	Straight	63%
28%	Cross-court	27%
8%	Middle	10%

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

Point progression

Chou Tien ChenKodai Naraoka

051015202530354042

Running score across 101 tracked rallies, Chou Tien Chen against Kodai Naraoka. Games closed 21–17, 21–42.

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Game	Chou Tien Chen	Kodai Naraoka
Game 1	21	17
Game 2	21	42

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

13.3shots

Avg rally — by time

15.6sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

101 rallies tracked, most of them (28%) in the 9–14 shot band. The longest ran 65 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	6	4.5
3–4	12	6.1
5–8	20	8.5
9–14	28	13.0
15–20	19	18.7
21+	16	36.4

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.B1Forehand Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 5× out of 95 rallies
2.A1Backhand Net Straight→B1Forehand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Clear Straight
Happened 4× out of 95 rallies
3.A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 4× out of 95 rallies
4.B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Drop Straight
Happened 4× out of 95 rallies
5.B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 4× out of 95 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Clear Cross
Happened 2× out of 95 rallies
2.A1Forehand Drop Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 95 rallies
3.B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 95 rallies
4.B1Backhand Drive Middle→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 2× out of 95 rallies
5.B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 95 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Kodai Naraoka

Most errors forced

Kodai Naraoka

Most unforced errors

Chou Tien Chen

By player

Chou Tien Chen

667 shots

Winners 16Forced 6Unforced 23

Most-used shots

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Of 667 shots Chou Tien Chen played, the most used were net (27%), lift (20%) and smash (12%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	27%	178
Lift	20%	135
Smash	12%	79
Block	11%	72
Clear	10%	68
Drive	7%	46

Points won — by shot

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Smash

31%

My winner8Forced opp. error5Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Chou Tien Chen won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (31%), net (21%) and lift (14%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	31%
Net	21%
Lift	14%
Kill	10%
Serve	10%
Drive	7%
Clear	5%
Drop	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

31%

Opp. winner13My forced error1My unforced error4

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Chou Tien Chen lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (31%), net (22%) and block (20%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	31%
Net	22%
Block	20%
Drive	10%
Lift	7%
Clear	5%
Kill	3%
Drop	2%

Rally outcome — points won

42 rallies

My winner38%
Forced opp. error14%
Drew opp. unforced48%

Of the 42 rallies Chou Tien Chen won, 48% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 38% from their own winners and 14% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	38%	16
Forced opp. error	14%	6
Drew opp. unforced	48%	20

Rally outcome — points lost

59 rallies

Opp. winner47%
My forced error14%
My unforced error39%

Of the 59 rallies Chou Tien Chen lost, 47% came from an opponent winner, 39% from their own unforced errors and 14% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	47%	28
My forced error	14%	8
My unforced error	39%	23

Where the errors went

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Into the net68%
Out the back10%
Out on sides23%

Across 31 tagged errors, Chou Tien Chen missed into the net 68% of the time, out on sides 23% of the time and out the back 10% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	68%	21
Out the back	10%	3
Out on sides	23%	7

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape10%
Above Net Midline28%
Below Net Midline39%
Below Net23%

On net-area shots, Chou Tien Chen met the shuttle above tape 10% of the time, above net midline 28% of the time, below net midline 39% of the time and below net 23% of the time, and missed most often from below net (10% of those shots) against 4% from below net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	10%	45	4%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	28%	121	5%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	39%	168	4%
All net shots	Below Net	23%	97	10%
Net	Above Tape	2%	4	—
Net	Above Net Midline	54%	97	6%
Net	Below Net Midline	19%	33	0%
Net	Below Net	25%	44	14%
Lift	Above Net Midline	2%	3	—
Lift	Below Net Midline	81%	110	4%
Lift	Below Net	16%	22	0%
Block	Above Tape	4%	3	—
Block	Above Net Midline	21%	15	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	32%	23	4%
Block	Below Net	43%	31	13%
Drive	Above Tape	83%	38	5%
Drive	Above Net Midline	13%	6	0%
Drive	Below Net Midline	4%	2	—

Kodai Naraoka

678 shots

Winners 28Forced 8Unforced 20

Most-used shots

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Of 678 shots Kodai Naraoka played, the most used were lift (21%), net (21%) and smash (12%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	21%	145
Net	21%	141
Smash	12%	80
Block	12%	79
Drop	11%	75
Serve	9%	58

Points won — by shot

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Smash

27%

My winner13Forced opp. error3Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Kodai Naraoka won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (27%), block (20%) and drive (14%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	27%
Block	20%
Drive	14%
Net	14%
Clear	7%
Lift	7%
Drop	5%
Kill	5%
Serve	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

31%

Opp. winner8My forced error0My unforced error5

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Kodai Naraoka lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (31%), net (19%) and lift (14%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	31%
Net	19%
Lift	14%
Kill	12%
Block	10%
Drive	10%
Clear	2%
Drop	2%

Rally outcome — points won

59 rallies

My winner47%
Forced opp. error14%
Drew opp. unforced39%

Of the 59 rallies Kodai Naraoka won, 47% came from their own winners, 39% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 14% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	47%	28
Forced opp. error	14%	8
Drew opp. unforced	39%	23

Rally outcome — points lost

42 rallies

Opp. winner38%
My forced error14%
My unforced error48%

Of the 42 rallies Kodai Naraoka lost, 48% from their own unforced errors, 38% from an opponent winner and 14% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	38%	16
My forced error	14%	6
My unforced error	48%	20

Where the errors went

fully tagged

Into the net65%
Out the back15%
Out on sides19%

Across 26 tagged errors, Kodai Naraoka missed into the net 65% of the time, out on sides 19% of the time and out the back 15% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	65%	17
Out the back	15%	4
Out on sides	19%	5

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape13%
Above Net Midline25%
Below Net Midline42%
Below Net19%

On net-area shots, Kodai Naraoka met the shuttle above tape 13% of the time, above net midline 25% of the time, below net midline 42% of the time and below net 19% of the time, and missed most often from above net midline (7% of those shots) against 2% from above tape.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	13%	55	2%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	25%	105	7%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	42%	175	3%
All net shots	Below Net	19%	81	6%
Lift	Above Net Midline	1%	1	—
Lift	Below Net Midline	86%	124	4%
Lift	Below Net	14%	20	0%
Net	Above Net Midline	64%	90	7%
Net	Below Net Midline	23%	33	0%
Net	Below Net	13%	18	11%
Block	Above Tape	11%	9	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	13%	10	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	22%	17	6%
Block	Below Net	54%	43	7%
Drive	Above Tape	90%	46	2%
Drive	Above Net Midline	8%	4	—
Drive	Below Net Midline	2%	1	—

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