Men's singles · Super 1000

Lin Dan vs Lee Chong Wei

All England 2018 · Quarter-final · 16 Mar 2018

Player	Game 1	Game 2
Lin Dan CHN	18	20
Lee Chong Wei MAS	19	18

75 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts. See their head-to-head

Tale of the tape

Lin Dan against Lee Chong Wei: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Lin Dan	Stat	Lee Chong Wei
Result
38	Points won	37
23	Winners	23
10	Errors forced	1
13	Unforced errors	5
73	Smashes	49
17%	Won on own serve	9%
Serve
93%	Short serves	82%
68%	To the body	71%
27%	To the middle	29%
5%	Out wide	0%
Striking side
47%	Forehand	58%
37%	Backhand	38%
16%	Around the head	4%
Direction
56%	Straight	58%
37%	Cross-court	31%
8%	Middle	11%

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

Point progression

Lin DanLee Chong Wei

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Running score across 75 tracked rallies, Lin Dan against Lee Chong Wei. Games closed 20–17, 21–17.

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Game	Lin Dan	Lee Chong Wei
Game 1	20	17
Game 2	21	17

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

12.3shots

Avg rally — by time

14.4sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

75 rallies tracked, most of them (31%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 41 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	5	4.6
3–4	9	6.7
5–8	23	8.9
9–14	9	12.7
15–20	17	19.3
21+	12	29.1

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Short Serve Body→B1Forehand Net Middle→A1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 6× out of 70 rallies
2.B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Backhand Block Cross
Happened 5× out of 70 rallies
3.B1Forehand Smash Cross→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Backhand Lift Straight
Happened 5× out of 70 rallies
4.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Straight→A1Forehand Net Middle
Happened 4× out of 70 rallies
5.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 4× out of 70 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→B1Backhand Block Cross→A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Around-the-Head Smash Cross→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 70 rallies
2.A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Cut Slice Cross→A1Backhand Net Straight
Happened 2× out of 70 rallies
3.A1Forehand Net Cross→B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 70 rallies
4.B1Short Serve Body→A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Straight
Happened 2× out of 70 rallies
5.A1Short Serve Body→B1Backhand Flat Push Straight→A1Forehand Cut Slice Cross→B1Backhand Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Clear Cross
Happened 1× out of 70 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Lin Dan

Most errors forced

Lin Dan

Most unforced errors

Lin Dan

By player

Lin Dan

462 shots

Winners 23Forced 10Unforced 13

Most-used shots

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Of 462 shots Lin Dan played, the most used were lift (28%), smash (16%) and net (15%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	28%	129
Smash	16%	73
Net	15%	71
Block	12%	54
Clear	11%	49
Serve	9%	41

Points won — by shot

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Smash

37%

My winner6Forced opp. error8Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Lin Dan won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (37%), block (18%) and lift (11%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	37%
Block	18%
Lift	11%
Net	11%
Clear	8%
Drive	5%
Kill	5%
Drop	3%
Serve	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Block

22%

Opp. winner7My forced error1My unforced error0

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Lin Dan lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by block (22%), smash (19%) and clear (16%).

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Shot	Share
Block	22%
Smash	19%
Clear	16%
Lift	16%
Net	8%
Drive	5%
Drop	5%
Kill	5%
Serve	3%

Rally outcome — points won

38 rallies

My winner61%
Forced opp. error26%
Drew opp. unforced13%

Of the 38 rallies Lin Dan won, 61% came from their own winners, 26% from forcing an opponent error and 13% from drawing an opponent unforced error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	61%	23
Forced opp. error	26%	10
Drew opp. unforced	13%	5

Rally outcome — points lost

37 rallies

Opp. winner62%
My forced error3%
My unforced error35%

Of the 37 rallies Lin Dan lost, 62% came from an opponent winner, 35% from their own unforced errors and 3% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	62%	23
My forced error	3%	1
My unforced error	35%	13

Where the errors went

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Into the net21%
Out the back29%
Out on sides50%

Across 14 tagged errors, Lin Dan missed out on sides 50% of the time, out the back 29% of the time and into the net 21% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	21%	3
Out the back	29%	4
Out on sides	50%	7

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape6%
Above Net Midline26%
Below Net Midline49%
Below Net19%

On net-area shots, Lin Dan met the shuttle above tape 6% of the time, above net midline 26% of the time, below net midline 49% of the time and below net 19% of the time, and missed most often from above tape (6% of those shots) against 2% from below net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	6%	16	6%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	26%	69	3%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	49%	132	2%
All net shots	Below Net	19%	50	4%
Lift	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Lift	Above Net Midline	12%	15	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	75%	97	3%
Lift	Below Net	12%	16	6%
Net	Above Tape	1%	1	—
Net	Above Net Midline	59%	42	5%
Net	Below Net Midline	21%	15	0%
Net	Below Net	18%	13	0%
Block	Above Tape	2%	1	—
Block	Above Net Midline	22%	12	0%
Block	Below Net Midline	37%	20	0%
Block	Below Net	39%	21	5%
Drive	Above Tape	100%	13	8%

Lee Chong Wei

459 shots

Winners 23Forced 1Unforced 5

Most-used shots

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Of 459 shots Lee Chong Wei played, the most used were lift (22%), net (16%) and block (15%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	22%	99
Net	16%	72
Block	15%	71
Drop	12%	57
Clear	12%	53
Smash	11%	49

Points won — by shot

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Block

25%

My winner7Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced2

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Lee Chong Wei won break down by the shot that ended them — led by block (25%), smash (19%) and lift (17%).

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Shot	Share
Block	25%
Smash	19%
Lift	17%
Net	14%
Clear	11%
Drop	6%
Kill	6%
Drive	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Block

37%

Opp. winner5My forced error8My unforced error1

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Lee Chong Wei lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by block (37%), smash (21%) and net (13%).

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Shot	Share
Block	37%
Smash	21%
Net	13%
Clear	8%
Drop	5%
Kill	5%
Lift	5%
Drive	3%
Serve	3%

Rally outcome — points won

36 rallies

My winner64%
Forced opp. error3%
Drew opp. unforced33%

Of the 36 rallies Lee Chong Wei won, 64% came from their own winners, 33% from drawing an opponent unforced error and 3% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	64%	23
Forced opp. error	3%	1
Drew opp. unforced	33%	12

Rally outcome — points lost

38 rallies

Opp. winner61%
My forced error26%
My unforced error13%

Of the 38 rallies Lee Chong Wei lost, 61% came from an opponent winner, 26% from their own forced errors and 13% from their own unforced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	61%	23
My forced error	26%	10
My unforced error	13%	5

Where the errors went

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Into the net80%
Out the back7%
Out on sides13%

Across 15 tagged errors, Lee Chong Wei missed into the net 80% of the time, out on sides 13% of the time and out the back 7% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	80%	12
Out the back	7%	1
Out on sides	13%	2

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape8%
Above Net Midline23%
Below Net Midline42%
Below Net27%

On net-area shots, Lee Chong Wei met the shuttle above tape 8% of the time, above net midline 23% of the time, below net midline 42% of the time and below net 27% of the time, and missed most often from below net (10% 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	8%	22	5%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	23%	60	2%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	42%	110	2%
All net shots	Below Net	27%	72	10%
Lift	Above Net Midline	17%	17	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	61%	60	0%
Lift	Below Net	22%	22	0%
Net	Above Tape	6%	4	—
Net	Above Net Midline	51%	37	3%
Net	Below Net Midline	28%	20	0%
Net	Below Net	15%	11	0%
Block	Above Net Midline	4%	3	—
Block	Below Net Midline	41%	29	7%
Block	Below Net	55%	39	18%
Drive	Above Tape	82%	18	6%
Drive	Above Net Midline	14%	3	—
Drive	Below Net Midline	5%	1	—

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