Men's singles · Super 1000

Lee Zii Jia vs Viktor Axelsen

All England Open 2021 · Final · 21 Mar 2021 · Birmingham, UK

Lee Zii Jia beat Viktor Axelsen 30–29, 20–22, 21–9 in the final of All England Open 2021.

Player	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Lee Zii Jia MAS · World No. 10 · Seed 6 Won	30	20	21
Viktor Axelsen DEN · World No. 2 · Seed 2	29	22	9

131 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Match facts

Tournament: All England Open 2021
Round: Final
Date: 21 Mar 2021
Level: Super 1000
Venue: Birmingham, UK
Discipline: Men's singles
Shuttle: Yonex Tournament F-90Amazon

Players: background, rankings and kit
Fact	Lee Zii Jia	Viktor Axelsen
Country	MAS	DEN
Plays	Right-handed	Right-handed
Born	1998	1994
Height	1.86 m	1.94 m
Ranking at the time	No. 10	No. 2
Career-high rank	No. 2men's singles, 2022	No. 1men's singles, 2017
Seed	6	2
Racket	Victor Thruster Ryuga Amazon	Yonex Astrox 100 ZZ Amazon
String	Not known	Yonex BG80 Amazon
Shoes	Not known	Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z2 Amazon
Kit source	Recorded for this match	Recorded for this match

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Tale of the tape

Lee Zii Jia against Viktor Axelsen: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Lee Zii Jia	Stat	Viktor Axelsen
Result
71	Points won	60
30	Winners	13
8	Errors forced	10
37	Unforced errors	33
97	Smashes	97
51%	Won on own serve	42%
Serve
97%	Short serves	77%
89%	To the body	88%
7%	To the middle	8%
4%	Out wide	3%
Striking side
71%	Forehand	65%
27%	Backhand	34%
2%	Around the head	1%
Direction
62%	Straight	61%
32%	Cross-court	35%
6%	Middle	4%

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

Point progression

Lee Zii JiaViktor Axelsen

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Running score across 131 tracked rallies, Lee Zii Jia against Viktor Axelsen. Games closed 30–29, 20–22, 21–9.

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Game	Lee Zii Jia	Viktor Axelsen
Game 1	30	29
Game 2	20	22
Game 3	21	9

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

9.5shots

Avg rally — by time

11.3sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

131 rallies tracked, most of them (30%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 43 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	10	4.6
3–4	29	6.0
5–8	39	8.2
9–14	28	12.7
15–20	13	19.4
21+	12	28.3

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 8× out of 121 rallies
2.A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Smash Straight
Happened 8× out of 121 rallies
3.B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 8× out of 121 rallies
4.B1Short Serve Body→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Forehand Lift Cross
Happened 7× out of 121 rallies
5.B1Backhand Block Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 7× out of 121 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 121 rallies
2.B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 3× out of 121 rallies
3.B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 121 rallies
4.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Smash Cross→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 121 rallies
5.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Forehand Net Cross
Happened 2× out of 121 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Lee Zii Jia

Most errors forced

Viktor Axelsen

Most unforced errors

Lee Zii Jia

By player

Lee Zii Jia

631 shots

Winners 30Forced 8Unforced 37

Most-used shots

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Of 631 shots Lee Zii Jia played, the most used were net (26%), lift (19%) and smash (15%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	26%	163
Lift	19%	120
Smash	15%	97
Serve	11%	71
Block	11%	68
Drop	7%	44

Points won — by shot

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Smash

30%

My winner14Forced opp. error6Drew opp. unforced1

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Lee Zii Jia won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (30%), net (20%) and kill (14%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	30%
Net	20%
Kill	14%
Lift	13%
Drop	7%
Clear	6%
Serve	4%
Block	3%
Drive	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

25%

Opp. winner4My forced error0My unforced error11

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Lee Zii Jia lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (25%), lift (24%) and net (20%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	25%
Lift	24%
Net	20%
Block	19%
Clear	3%
Kill	3%
Brush	2%
Drive	2%
Drop	2%

Rally outcome — points won

70 rallies

My winner43%
Forced opp. error11%
Drew opp. unforced46%

Of the 70 rallies Lee Zii Jia won, 46% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 43% from their own winners and 11% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	43%	30
Forced opp. error	11%	8
Drew opp. unforced	46%	32

Rally outcome — points lost

59 rallies

Opp. winner22%
My forced error17%
My unforced error61%

Of the 59 rallies Lee Zii Jia lost, 61% from their own unforced errors, 22% from an opponent winner and 17% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	22%	13
My forced error	17%	10
My unforced error	61%	36

Where the errors went

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Into the net40%
Out the back11%
Out on sides49%

Across 47 tagged errors, Lee Zii Jia missed out on sides 49% of the time, into the net 40% of the time and out the back 11% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	40%	19
Out the back	11%	5
Out on sides	49%	23

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape4%
Above Net Midline36%
Below Net Midline49%
Below Net11%

On net-area shots, Lee Zii Jia met the shuttle above tape 4% of the time, above net midline 36% of the time, below net midline 49% of the time and below net 11% of the time, and missed most often from below net midline (11% of those shots) against 0% from above tape.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	4%	13	0%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	36%	130	8%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	49%	179	11%
All net shots	Below Net	11%	40	8%
Net	Above Tape	2%	3	—
Net	Above Net Midline	75%	122	7%
Net	Below Net Midline	19%	31	3%
Net	Below Net	4%	7	14%
Lift	Above Net Midline	1%	1	—
Lift	Below Net Midline	94%	113	9%
Lift	Below Net	5%	6	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	9%	6	17%
Block	Below Net Midline	51%	35	23%
Block	Below Net	40%	27	7%
Drive	Above Tape	91%	10	0%
Drive	Above Net Midline	9%	1	—

Viktor Axelsen

614 shots

Winners 13Forced 10Unforced 33

Most-used shots

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Of 614 shots Viktor Axelsen played, the most used were lift (28%), net (25%) and smash (16%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	28%	172
Net	25%	154
Smash	16%	97
Block	11%	66
Serve	10%	60
Drop	5%	29

Points won — by shot

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Net

28%

My winner1Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced16

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Viktor Axelsen won break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (28%), smash (25%) and lift (23%).

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Shot	Share
Net	28%
Smash	25%
Lift	23%
Block	7%
Clear	5%
Kill	5%
Serve	3%
Brush	2%
Drive	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Smash

30%

Opp. winner14My forced error0My unforced error7

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Viktor Axelsen lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (30%), lift (17%) and block (14%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	30%
Lift	17%
Block	14%
Net	14%
Kill	8%
Drive	6%
Clear	4%
Drop	4%
Serve	3%

Rally outcome — points won

60 rallies

My winner22%
Forced opp. error17%
Drew opp. unforced62%

Of the 60 rallies Viktor Axelsen won, 62% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 22% from their own winners and 17% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	22%	13
Forced opp. error	17%	10
Drew opp. unforced	62%	37

Rally outcome — points lost

71 rallies

Opp. winner42%
My forced error11%
My unforced error46%

Of the 71 rallies Viktor Axelsen lost, 46% from their own unforced errors, 42% from an opponent winner and 11% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	42%	30
My forced error	11%	8
My unforced error	46%	33

Where the errors went

fully tagged

Into the net60%
Out the back17%
Out on sides24%

Across 42 tagged errors, Viktor Axelsen missed into the net 60% of the time, out on sides 24% of the time and out the back 17% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	60%	25
Out the back	17%	7
Out on sides	24%	10

Contact height at the net

fully tagged

Above Tape4%
Above Net Midline28%
Below Net Midline52%
Below Net16%

On net-area shots, Viktor Axelsen met the shuttle above tape 4% of the time, above net midline 28% of the time, below net midline 52% of the time and below net 16% of the time, and missed most often from above tape (13% of those shots) against 6% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	4%	15	13%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	28%	114	6%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	52%	214	7%
All net shots	Below Net	16%	65	11%
Lift	Above Net Midline	2%	4	—
Lift	Below Net Midline	88%	152	6%
Lift	Below Net	9%	16	0%
Net	Above Net Midline	69%	107	7%
Net	Below Net Midline	23%	35	3%
Net	Below Net	8%	12	8%
Block	Above Net Midline	5%	3	—
Block	Below Net Midline	39%	26	15%
Block	Below Net	56%	37	16%
Drive	Above Tape	94%	15	13%
Drive	Below Net Midline	6%	1	—

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