Men's singles · 2018-06-30

Lee Chong Wei vs Tommy Sugiarto — Malaysia Open, SF

Lee Chong Wei won 2–0

AI-powered rally-by-rally match analysis.

Lee Chong Wei controlled this straight-sets victory with superior court positioning and finishing, taking the first game 21-18 before pulling away decisively in the second with a commanding 6-shot run from 7-all that stretched his lead to 13-7. Tommy Sugiarto stayed competitive early—he opened game one with a 4-shot burst—but couldn't maintain consistency as Lee's smash attacks (12 winners) proved far more effective than Sugiarto's (5 winners), while both players struggled with net control as their most common mistake. The second game proved decisive as Lee limited the lead changes to just two and won more convincingly at 21-15, showing the kind of precision and aggression needed to close out a match efficiently.

Point progression

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Running score across 75 tracked rallies, Lee Chong Wei against Tommy Sugiarto. Games closed 21–18, 21–15.

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Game	Lee Chong Wei	Tommy Sugiarto
Game 1	21	18
Game 2	21	15

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

11.9shots

Avg rally — by time

14.1sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

75 rallies tracked, most of them (31%) in the 9–14 shot band. The longest ran 40 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	4	4.5
3–4	6	6.7
5–8	18	8.9
9–14	23	13.2
15–20	17	19.3
21+	7	29.0

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 3× out of 71 rallies
2.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Cross
Happened 3× out of 71 rallies
3.A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Smash Cross→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 3× out of 71 rallies
4.A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Spin Net Straight→A1Forehand High Lift Straight
Happened 3× out of 71 rallies
5.B1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Spin Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 71 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Around-the-Head Clear Cross→B1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Spin Net Straight→A1Forehand High Lift Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
2.A1Forehand Smash Cross→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand High Lift Cross→B1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→A1Forehand Half Smash Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
3.B1Short Serve Body→A1Backhand Spin Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Backhand Drop Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
4.B1Around-the-Head Clear Straight→A1Forehand Smash Cross→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand High Lift Cross→B1Around-the-Head Clear Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies
5.B1Around-the-Head Half Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Spin Net Straight→A1Forehand High Lift Straight→B1Around-the-Head Clear Straight
Happened 2× out of 71 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Lee Chong Wei

Most errors forced

Lee Chong Wei

Most unforced errors

Lee Chong Wei

By player

Lee Chong Wei

452 shots

Winners 21Forced 9Unforced 20

Most-used shots

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Of 452 shots Lee Chong Wei played, the most used were lift (23%), block (16%) and net (14%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	23%	104
Block	16%	71
Net	14%	64
Smash	14%	63
Clear	10%	46
Drop	10%	43

Points won — by shot

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Smash

49%

My winner12Forced opp. error8Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Lee Chong Wei won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (49%), drop (12%) and kill (10%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	49%
Drop	12%
Kill	10%
Block	7%
Lift	7%
Net	7%
Serve	5%
Brush	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

27%

Opp. winner5My forced error0My unforced error4

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Lee Chong Wei lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (27%), lift (18%) and net (18%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	27%
Lift	18%
Net	18%
Clear	15%
Block	9%
Drop	6%
Drive	3%
Kill	3%

Rally outcome — points won

41 rallies

My winner51%
Forced opp. error22%
Drew opp. unforced27%

Of the 41 rallies Lee Chong Wei won, 51% came from their own winners, 27% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 22% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	51%	21
Forced opp. error	22%	9
Drew opp. unforced	27%	11

Rally outcome — points lost

33 rallies

Opp. winner30%
My forced error9%
My unforced error61%

Of the 33 rallies Lee Chong Wei lost, 61% from their own unforced errors, 30% from an opponent winner and 9% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	30%	10
My forced error	9%	3
My unforced error	61%	20

Where the errors went

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Into the net48%
Out the back22%
Out on sides30%

Across 23 tagged errors, Lee Chong Wei missed into the net 48% of the time, out on sides 30% of the time and out the back 22% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	48%	11
Out the back	22%	5
Out on sides	30%	7

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape6%
Above Net Midline32%
Below Net Midline33%
Below Net29%

On net-area shots, Lee Chong Wei met the shuttle above tape 6% of the time, above net midline 32% of the time, below net midline 33% of the time and below net 29% of the time, and missed most often from below net (11% of those shots) against 2% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	6%	14	7%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	32%	82	2%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	33%	83	4%
All net shots	Below Net	29%	74	11%
Lift	Above Net Midline	25%	26	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	42%	44	2%
Lift	Below Net	33%	34	9%
Block	Above Tape	6%	4	—
Block	Above Net Midline	28%	20	5%
Block	Below Net Midline	30%	21	5%
Block	Below Net	37%	26	4%
Net	Above Tape	2%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	53%	34	3%
Net	Below Net Midline	23%	15	7%
Net	Below Net	22%	14	29%
Drive	Above Tape	64%	9	11%
Drive	Above Net Midline	14%	2	—
Drive	Below Net Midline	21%	3	—

Tommy Sugiarto

441 shots

Winners 10Forced 3Unforced 12

Most-used shots

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Of 441 shots Tommy Sugiarto played, the most used were lift (25%), net (17%) and block (15%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	25%	109
Net	17%	75
Block	15%	65
Smash	13%	59
Clear	11%	50
Serve	7%	33

Points won — by shot

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Net

24%

My winner0Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced8

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Tommy Sugiarto won break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (24%), lift (21%) and smash (21%).

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Shot	Share
Net	24%
Lift	21%
Smash	21%
Clear	15%
Block	6%
Kill	6%
Drive	3%
Serve	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

31%

Opp. winner12My forced error0My unforced error1

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Tommy Sugiarto lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (31%), block (26%) and net (12%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	31%
Block	26%
Net	12%
Kill	10%
Clear	5%
Drop	5%
Lift	5%
Serve	5%
Drive	2%

Rally outcome — points won

33 rallies

My winner30%
Forced opp. error9%
Drew opp. unforced61%

Of the 33 rallies Tommy Sugiarto won, 61% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 30% from their own winners and 9% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	30%	10
Forced opp. error	9%	3
Drew opp. unforced	61%	20

Rally outcome — points lost

42 rallies

Opp. winner50%
My forced error21%
My unforced error29%

Of the 42 rallies Tommy Sugiarto lost, 50% came from an opponent winner, 29% from their own unforced errors and 21% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	50%	21
My forced error	21%	9
My unforced error	29%	12

Where the errors went

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Into the net86%
Out the back10%
Out on sides5%

Across 21 tagged errors, Tommy Sugiarto missed into the net 86% of the time, out the back 10% of the time and out on sides 5% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	86%	18
Out the back	10%	2
Out on sides	5%	1

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape8%
Above Net Midline25%
Below Net Midline33%
Below Net34%

On net-area shots, Tommy Sugiarto met the shuttle above tape 8% of the time, above net midline 25% of the time, below net midline 33% of the time and below net 34% of the time, and missed most often from below net (15% of those shots) against 0% from below net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	8%	22	5%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	25%	66	3%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	33%	89	0%
All net shots	Below Net	34%	92	15%
Lift	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	16%	17	6%
Lift	Below Net Midline	50%	54	0%
Lift	Below Net	34%	37	3%
Net	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	55%	41	0%
Net	Below Net Midline	20%	15	0%
Net	Below Net	24%	18	22%
Block	Above Tape	2%	1	—
Block	Above Net Midline	11%	7	14%
Block	Below Net Midline	31%	20	0%
Block	Below Net	57%	37	24%
Drive	Above Tape	95%	19	5%
Drive	Above Net Midline	5%	1	—

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Lee Chong WeiTommy Sugiarto