The Facts
- Lee is ranked BWF: 25. Popov is ranked BWF: 2.
- In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Lee won 3.
- Lee is in very good shape right now (last 5 games: 4 wins).
- Popov has been unpredictable lately (in the last 5 games, wins – 3).
- In this match, Popov is the team to beat.
- In the last 6 head-to-head matches, Lee won 4 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 10:7. (average 1.7:1.2).
Draw
20261/16-finals
| 1 | Shi Y. Q. (1) | Chi Y. J. | 2 : 0 |
| 2 | Srikanth K. | Tanaka Y. | 0 : 2 |
| 3 | Christie J. (5) | Teh J. H. J. | 2 : 0 |
| 4 | Farhan A. | Sen L. | 2 : 0 |
| 5 | Antonsen A. (3) | Lanier A. | 0 : 2 |
| 6 | Naraoka K. | Leong J. H. | 0 : 2 |
| 7 | Li S. F. (7) | Nishimoto K. | 2 : 0 |
| 8 | Teeraratsakul P. | Lu G. Z. | 2 : 0 |
| 9 | Ng Ka L. A. | Loh K. Y. (RET.) | 1 : 1 |
| 10 | Wang T. W. | Chou T. Ch. (6) | 1 : 2 |
| 11 | Shetty A. | Weng H. Y. | 2 : 1 |
| 12 | Lee C. Y. | Popov C. (4) | 2 : 1 |
| 13 | Yang B. | Watanabe K. | 0 : 2 |
| 14 | Lai V. | Lin Chun-Yi (8) | 2 : 0 |
| 15 | Prannoy H. S. | Nguyen N. | 1 : 2 |
| 16 | Popov T. J. | Vitidsarn K. (RET.) (2) | 0 : 0 |
1/8-finals
| 1 | Shi Y. Q. (1) | Tanaka Y. | 0 : 2 |
| 2 | Christie J. (5) | Farhan A. | 2 : 1 |
| 3 | Lanier A. | Leong J. H. | 2 : 0 |
| 4 | Li S. F. (7) | Teeraratsakul P. | 1 : 2 |
| 5 | Ng Ka L. A. | Chou T. Ch. (6) | 1 : 2 |
| 6 | Shetty A. | Lee C. Y. | 1 : 2 |
| 7 | Watanabe K. | Lai V. | 0 : 2 |
| 8 | Nguyen N. | Popov T. J. | 0 : 2 |
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Tanaka Y. | Christie J. (5) | 0 : 2 |
| 2 | Lanier A. | Teeraratsakul P. | 1 : 2 |
| 3 | Chou T. Ch. (6) | Lee C. Y. | 2 : 0 |
| 4 | Lai V. | Popov T. J. | 2 : 0 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Christie J. (5) | Teeraratsakul P. | 2 : 1 |
| 2 | Chou T. Ch. (6) | Lai V. | 1 : 2 |
Final
| 1 | Christie J. (5) | Lai V. | 0 : 2 |
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