The Facts
- Chou is ranked BWF: 5., and Merkle is ranked BWF: 37..
- Chou has experienced an up-and-down run in recent matches (last 5 matches: 2 wins).
- Chou may face physical fatigue compared to their opponent, having played more matches in recent days.
- In this match, Chou enters as the overwhelming favorite.
- In the last 2 head-to-head meetings, Chou has recorded 2 wins, 0 draws, and 0 losses, with a goal aggregate of 4:1 (averaging 2:0.5 goals per game).
Draw
20251/16-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Shetty A. | 2 : 0 |
| 2 | Wang Z. X. | Tanaka Y. | 0 : 2 |
| 3 | Popov T. J. | Mannepalli T. | 1 : 2 |
| 4 | George K. (RET.) | Watanabe K. | 0 : 1 |
| 5 | Popov C. | Subramanian S. M. | 2 : 0 |
| 6 | Gemke R. (WO.) | Srikanth K. | |
| 7 | Naraoka K. | Sen L. | 2 : 0 |
| 8 | Lee C. H. | Carraggi J. | 2 : 0 |
| 9 | Merkle A. | Oldorff J. | 2 : 0 |
| 10 | Ng Ka L. A. | Nishimoto K. | 0 : 2 |
| 11 | Chi Y. J. | Johannesen M. | 1 : 2 |
| 12 | Teh J. H. J. | Weng H. Y. | 2 : 1 |
| 13 | Koljonen K. | Obayashi T. | 0 : 2 |
| 14 | Takahashi K. | Lu G. Z. | 0 : 2 |
| 15 | Wang T. W. | Yang B. | 2 : 0 |
| 16 | Holm J. | Chou T. Ch. | 1 : 2 |
1/8-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Tanaka Y. | 2 : 0 |
| 2 | Mannepalli T. | Watanabe K. | 0 : 2 |
| 3 | Popov C. | Gemke R. | 1 : 2 |
| 4 | Naraoka K. | Lee C. H. | 2 : 0 |
| 5 | Merkle A. | Nishimoto K. | 2 : 0 |
| 6 | Johannesen M. | Teh J. H. J. | 0 : 2 |
| 7 | Obayashi T. | Lu G. Z. | 0 : 2 |
| 8 | Wang T. W. | Chou T. Ch. | 1 : 2 |
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Watanabe K. | 2 : 0 |
| 2 | Gemke R. | Naraoka K. | 2 : 0 |
| 3 | Merkle A. | Teh J. H. J. | 2 : 0 |
| 4 | Lu G. Z. | Chou T. Ch. | 1 : 2 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Gemke R. | 2 : 0 |
| 2 | Merkle A. | Chou T. Ch. | 1 : 2 |
Final
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Chou T. Ch. | 1 : 2 |
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