Men's singles · World Championships

Kunlavut Vitidsarn vs Kodai Naraoka

BWF World Championships 2023 · Final · 27 Aug 2023 · Copenhagen, Denmark

Kunlavut Vitidsarn beat Kodai Naraoka 20–20, 21–17, 21–7 in the final of BWF World Championships 2023.

Player	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Kunlavut Vitidsarn THA · World No. 3 · Seed 3 Won	20	21	21
Kodai Naraoka JPN · World No. 4 · Seed 4	20	17	7

106 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Tale of the tape

Kunlavut Vitidsarn against Kodai Naraoka: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Kunlavut Vitidsarn	Stat	Kodai Naraoka
Result
62	Points won	44
15	Winners	6
14	Errors forced	9
29	Unforced errors	33
111	Smashes	75
57%	Won on own serve	40%
Serve
100%	Short serves	93%
49%	To the body	47%
51%	To the middle	40%
0%	Out wide	13%
Striking side
44%	Forehand	45%
30%	Backhand	38%
26%	Around the head	18%
Direction
62%	Straight	48%
31%	Cross-court	42%
7%	Middle	10%

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

Match summary

Kunlavut Vitidsarn dominated the latter stages of this match, particularly in the decisive third game where he unleashed a devastating 10-shot run from 0-1 to establish complete control and eventually win 20-7. The opening game remained tightly contested with two lead changes and a 20-20 deadlock, but Vitidsarn seized the momentum in game two by mounting a five-shot surge from 6-8 to 11-8, recovering from a three-point deficit to claim a 21-17 victory. Naraoka's inability to maintain pressure in extended rallies—the match averaged over 21 shots per rally in game one but dropped significantly thereafter—left him vulnerable to Vitidsarn's smash-heavy attacking game, which yielded seven winners compared to Naraoka's three.

Written by AI from the tracked data.

Point progression

Kunlavut VitidsarnKodai Naraoka

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Running score across 106 tracked rallies, Kunlavut Vitidsarn against Kodai Naraoka. Games closed 20–20, 21–17, 21–7.

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Game	Kunlavut Vitidsarn	Kodai Naraoka
Game 1	20	20
Game 2	21	17
Game 3	21	7

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

19.1shots

Avg rally — by time

22.3sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

106 rallies tracked, most of them (35%) in the 21+ shot band. The longest ran 73 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	2	4.6
3–4	9	6.0
5–8	13	9.2
9–14	25	13.7
15–20	20	19.9
21+	37	39.1

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Around-the-Head Clear Cross→A1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Cross
Happened 11× out of 104 rallies
2.A1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Forehand Lift Straight
Happened 10× out of 104 rallies
3.A1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Cross→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Straight
Happened 9× out of 104 rallies
4.A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight
Happened 8× out of 104 rallies
5.B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Around-the-Head Clear Cross
Happened 8× out of 104 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Backhand Drop Cross→A1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 2× out of 104 rallies
2.A1Around-the-Head Cut Slice Straight→B1Forehand Block Cross→A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Around-the-Head Clear Cross→A1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Cross
Happened 2× out of 104 rallies
3.A1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Cross→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Clear Straight→A1Around-the-Head Clear Straight
Happened 2× out of 104 rallies
4.A1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Cross→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Around-the-Head Clear Cross→A1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Cross
Happened 2× out of 104 rallies
5.A1Around-the-Head Reverse Slice Cross→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Around-the-Head Drop Straight→A1Forehand Lift Cross
Happened 2× out of 104 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Kunlavut Vitidsarn

Most errors forced

Kunlavut Vitidsarn

Most unforced errors

Kodai Naraoka

By player

Kunlavut Vitidsarn

1019 shots

Winners 15Forced 14Unforced 29

Most-used shots

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Of 1019 shots Kunlavut Vitidsarn played, the most used were lift (28%), clear (15%) and drop (13%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	28%	281
Clear	15%	150
Drop	13%	128
Net	12%	122
Smash	11%	111
Block	11%	110

Points won — by shot

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Smash

24%

My winner7Forced opp. error8Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Kunlavut Vitidsarn won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (24%), lift (18%) and net (15%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	24%
Lift	18%
Net	15%
Clear	13%
Kill	11%
Block	10%
Drop	5%
Drive	3%
Serve	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Lift

25%

Opp. winner2My forced error1My unforced error8

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Kunlavut Vitidsarn lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (25%), smash (20%) and block (18%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	25%
Smash	20%
Block	18%
Drop	11%
Clear	9%
Net	9%
Drive	5%
Kill	2%

Rally outcome — points won

62 rallies

My winner24%
Forced opp. error23%
Drew opp. unforced53%

Of the 62 rallies Kunlavut Vitidsarn won, 53% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 24% from their own winners and 23% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	24%	15
Forced opp. error	23%	14
Drew opp. unforced	53%	33

Rally outcome — points lost

44 rallies

Opp. winner14%
My forced error20%
My unforced error66%

Of the 44 rallies Kunlavut Vitidsarn lost, 66% from their own unforced errors, 20% from their own forced errors and 14% from an opponent winner.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	14%	6
My forced error	20%	9
My unforced error	66%	29

Kodai Naraoka

1010 shots

Winners 6Forced 9Unforced 33

Most-used shots

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Of 1010 shots Kodai Naraoka played, the most used were lift (22%), clear (19%) and block (15%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	22%	225
Clear	19%	189
Block	15%	156
Drop	14%	144
Net	13%	134
Smash	7%	75

Points won — by shot

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Clear

20%

My winner0Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced9

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Kodai Naraoka won break down by the shot that ended them — led by clear (20%), lift (18%) and smash (18%).

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Shot	Share
Clear	20%
Lift	18%
Smash	18%
Drop	14%
Net	11%
Block	7%
Drive	7%
Brush	2%
Kill	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Block

24%

Opp. winner0My forced error13My unforced error2

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Kodai Naraoka lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by block (24%), smash (19%) and lift (15%).

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Shot	Share
Block	24%
Smash	19%
Lift	15%
Net	15%
Clear	10%
Drop	10%
Kill	5%
Drive	3%

Rally outcome — points won

44 rallies

My winner14%
Forced opp. error20%
Drew opp. unforced66%

Of the 44 rallies Kodai Naraoka won, 66% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 20% from forcing an opponent error and 14% from their own winners.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	14%	6
Forced opp. error	20%	9
Drew opp. unforced	66%	29

Rally outcome — points lost

62 rallies

Opp. winner24%
My forced error23%
My unforced error53%

Of the 62 rallies Kodai Naraoka lost, 53% from their own unforced errors, 24% from an opponent winner and 23% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	24%	15
My forced error	23%	14
My unforced error	53%	33

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Gear

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Kunlavut Vitidsarn

Current setup, as of 2026

Racket
Yonex Astrox 88D Pro
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String
Yonex BG80 · 32 lbs
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Shoes
Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4
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Kodai Naraoka

Current setup, as of 2024-2026

Racket
Yonex Astrox 99 Pro
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String
Yonex Exbolt 65
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Shoes
Victor A970 NitroLite
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Match shuttle: Yonex Tournament F-90

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