The Facts
- Gunawan is ranked BWF: 23., and Popov is ranked BWF: 2..
- Gunawan has enjoyed a winning run and is in top form (last 5 matches: 5 wins).
- Popov has shown an inconsistent pattern in recent weeks (last 5 matches: 3 wins).
- In this matchup, Popov is considered the favorite to take the win.
- In the last 4 head-to-head meetings, Gunawan has recorded 1 win, 0 draws, and 3 losses, with a goal aggregate of 2:4 (averaging 0.5:1 goals per game).
Draw
1/16-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Zhu X. C. | 2 : 0 |
| 2 | Chouhan R. | Weng H. Y. | 1 : 2 |
| 3 | Popov T. J. | Gemke R. | 2 : 0 |
| 4 | Oldorff J. | Tanaka Y. | 0 : 2 |
| 5 | Chou T. Ch. | Merkle A. | 2 : 1 |
| 6 | Okimoto Y. | Koga M. | 2 : 0 |
| 7 | Watanabe K. | Wang T. W. | 2 : 0 |
| 8 | Srikanth K. | Yang B. | 1 : 2 |
| 9 | Lee C. H. | Hu Z. A. | 0 : 2 |
| 10 | Chi Y. J. | Li S. F. | 0 : 2 |
| 11 | Nguyen N. | Teh J. H. J. | 1 : 2 |
| 12 | Prannoy H. S. | Antonsen A. | 0 : 2 |
| 13 | Lee Z. J. | Dong T. Y. | 2 : 0 |
| 14 | Su L. Y. | Lin Chun-Yi | 2 : 0 |
| 15 | Johannesen M. | Mannepalli T. | 0 : 2 |
| 16 | Gunawan J. | Popov C. | 1 : 2 |
1/8-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Weng H. Y. | 2 : 1 |
| 2 | Popov T. J. | Tanaka Y. | 0 : 2 |
| 3 | Chou T. Ch. | Okimoto Y. | 2 : 0 |
| 4 | Watanabe K. | Yang B. | 2 : 1 |
| 5 | Hu Z. A. | Li S. F. | 2 : 0 |
| 6 | Teh J. H. J. | Antonsen A. | 0 : 2 |
| 7 | Lee Z. J. | Su L. Y. | 2 : 0 |
| 8 | Mannepalli T. | Popov C. | 0 : 2 |
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Tanaka Y. | 1 : 2 |
| 2 | Chou T. Ch. | Watanabe K. | 0 : 2 |
| 3 | Hu Z. A. | Antonsen A. | 0 : 2 |
| 4 | Lee Z. J. | Popov C. | 2 : 0 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Tanaka Y. | Watanabe K. | 2 : 1 |
| 2 | Antonsen A. | Lee Z. J. | 2 : 1 |
Final
| 1 | Tanaka Y. | Antonsen A. | 1 : 2 |
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