Men's singles · World Championships

Victor Lai vs Alex Lanier

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

Alex Lanier beat Victor Lai 16–21, 21–13, 21–14 in the semi-final of BWF World Championships 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Victor Lai CAN · World No. 7	21	13	14
Alex Lanier FRA · World No. 10 Won	16	21	21

106 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Tale of the tape

Victor Lai against Alex Lanier: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Victor Lai	Stat	Alex Lanier
Result
48	Points won	58
15	Winners	22
5	Errors forced	20
16	Unforced errors	28
97	Smashes	123
55%	Won on own serve	63%
Serve
88%	Short serves	81%
92%	To the body	81%
2%	To the middle	12%
6%	Out wide	7%
Striking side
60%	Forehand	61%
40%	Backhand	39%
1%	Around the head	0%
Direction
67%	Straight	67%
27%	Cross-court	27%
6%	Middle	6%

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

Point progression

Victor LaiAlex Lanier

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Running score across 106 tracked rallies, Victor Lai against Alex Lanier. Games closed 21–16, 13–21, 14–21.

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Game	Victor Lai	Alex Lanier
Game 1	21	16
Game 2	13	21
Game 3	14	21

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

15.9shots

Avg rally — by time

17.7sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

106 rallies tracked, most of them (30%) in the 21+ shot band. The longest ran 55 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	2	4.8
3–4	14	6.2
5–8	22	8.6
9–14	24	12.9
15–20	12	19.0
21+	32	32.8

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Cross
Happened 13× out of 104 rallies
2.A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 12× out of 104 rallies
3.B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 11× out of 104 rallies
4.A1Forehand Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Net Cross
Happened 10× out of 104 rallies
5.B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 10× out of 104 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Clear Straight→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 3× out of 104 rallies
2.A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Net Cross
Happened 3× out of 104 rallies
3.B1Short Serve Body→A1Forehand Net Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Forehand Smash Straight→B1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 3× out of 104 rallies
4.B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Forehand Net Straight
Happened 3× out of 104 rallies
5.B1Forehand Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Net Cross→A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Smash Straight
Happened 3× out of 104 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Alex Lanier

Most errors forced

Alex Lanier

Most unforced errors

Alex Lanier

By player

Victor Lai

840 shots

Winners 15Forced 5Unforced 16

Most-used shots

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Of 840 shots Victor Lai played, the most used were net (28%), lift (19%) and block (15%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	28%	234
Lift	19%	158
Block	15%	126
Smash	12%	97
Drop	10%	80
Clear	7%	57

Points won — by shot

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Smash

25%

My winner7Forced opp. error4Drew opp. unforced1

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Victor Lai won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (25%), net (19%) and drop (17%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	25%
Net	19%
Drop	17%
Clear	13%
Lift	13%
Block	6%
Drive	4%
Kill	2%
Serve	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Block

31%

Opp. winner0My forced error18My unforced error0

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Victor Lai lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by block (31%), smash (26%) and lift (10%).

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Shot	Share
Block	31%
Smash	26%
Lift	10%
Net	10%
Clear	9%
Kill	7%
Drive	3%
Drop	3%

Rally outcome — points won

48 rallies

My winner31%
Forced opp. error10%
Drew opp. unforced58%

Of the 48 rallies Victor Lai won, 58% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 31% from their own winners and 10% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	31%	15
Forced opp. error	10%	5
Drew opp. unforced	58%	28

Rally outcome — points lost

58 rallies

Opp. winner38%
My forced error34%
My unforced error28%

Of the 58 rallies Victor Lai lost, 38% came from an opponent winner, 34% from their own forced errors and 28% from their own unforced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	38%	22
My forced error	34%	20
My unforced error	28%	16

Where the errors went

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Into the net56%
Out the back11%
Out on sides33%

Across 36 tagged errors, Victor Lai missed into the net 56% of the time, out on sides 33% of the time and out the back 11% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	56%	20
Out the back	11%	4
Out on sides	33%	12

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape8%
Above Net Midline40%
Below Net Midline42%
Below Net10%

On net-area shots, Victor Lai met the shuttle above tape 8% of the time, above net midline 40% of the time, below net midline 42% of the time and below net 10% of the time, and missed most often from below net (22% of those shots) against 1% from above net midline.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	8%	44	5%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	40%	223	1%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	42%	232	4%
All net shots	Below Net	10%	55	22%
Net	Above Tape	1%	2	—
Net	Above Net Midline	83%	195	1%
Net	Below Net Midline	13%	31	0%
Net	Below Net	3%	6	17%
Lift	Above Net Midline	4%	6	0%
Lift	Below Net Midline	94%	148	3%
Lift	Below Net	3%	4	—
Block	Above Tape	6%	8	13%
Block	Above Net Midline	16%	20	5%
Block	Below Net Midline	42%	53	9%
Block	Below Net	36%	45	24%
Drive	Above Tape	94%	34	3%
Drive	Above Net Midline	6%	2	—

Alex Lanier

846 shots

Winners 22Forced 20Unforced 28

Most-used shots

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Of 846 shots Alex Lanier played, the most used were net (27%), lift (25%) and smash (15%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	27%	226
Lift	25%	209
Smash	15%	123
Block	13%	107
Serve	7%	57
Drop	7%	55

Points won — by shot

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Smash

43%

My winner12Forced opp. error13Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Alex Lanier won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (43%), kill (16%) and lift (14%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	43%
Kill	16%
Lift	14%
Net	14%
Clear	5%
Drive	5%
Block	3%

Points lost — by shot

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Lift

29%

Opp. winner3My forced error0My unforced error11

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Alex Lanier lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (29%), smash (23%) and net (17%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	29%
Smash	23%
Net	17%
Block	15%
Clear	8%
Drop	4%
Drive	2%
Kill	2%

Rally outcome — points won

58 rallies

My winner38%
Forced opp. error34%
Drew opp. unforced28%

Of the 58 rallies Alex Lanier won, 38% came from their own winners, 34% from forcing an opponent error and 28% from drawing an opponent unforced error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	38%	22
Forced opp. error	34%	20
Drew opp. unforced	28%	16

Rally outcome — points lost

48 rallies

Opp. winner31%
My forced error10%
My unforced error58%

Of the 48 rallies Alex Lanier lost, 58% from their own unforced errors, 31% from an opponent winner and 10% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	31%	15
My forced error	10%	5
My unforced error	58%	28

Where the errors went

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Into the net33%
Out the back33%
Out on sides33%

Across 33 tagged errors, Alex Lanier missed into the net 33% of the time, out the back 33% of the time and out on sides 33% of the time.

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Destination	Share	Errors
Into the net	33%	11
Out the back	33%	11
Out on sides	33%	11

Contact height at the net

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Above Tape7%
Above Net Midline44%
Below Net Midline45%
Below Net4%

On net-area shots, Alex Lanier met the shuttle above tape 7% of the time, above net midline 44% of the time, below net midline 45% of the time and below net 4% of the time, and missed most often from below net midline (5% of those shots) against 3% from above tape.

View contact height by shot

Shot	Height	Share	Shots	Error rate
All net shots	Above Tape	7%	40	3%
All net shots	Above Net Midline	44%	251	4%
All net shots	Below Net Midline	45%	256	5%
All net shots	Below Net	4%	25	4%
Net	Above Net Midline	88%	199	4%
Net	Below Net Midline	10%	22	0%
Net	Below Net	2%	5	0%
Lift	Above Net Midline	6%	13	8%
Lift	Below Net Midline	93%	194	5%
Lift	Below Net	1%	2	—
Block	Above Tape	12%	13	8%
Block	Above Net Midline	34%	36	3%
Block	Below Net Midline	37%	40	8%
Block	Below Net	17%	18	6%
Drive	Above Tape	90%	27	0%
Drive	Above Net Midline	10%	3	—

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Gear

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Victor Lai

Current setup, as of 2026

Racket
Yonex Astrox 100 ZZ
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String
Yonex BG80
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Shoes
Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4
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Alex Lanier

Used in this match

Racket
Yonex Astrox 99 Pro
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String
Yonex Aerobite
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Shoes
Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4
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Match shuttle: Yonex Aerosensa 50

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