The Facts
- Chou is ranked BWF: 6., and Watanabe is ranked BWF: 16..
- In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Chou won 2.
- Chou has experienced an up-and-down run in recent matches (last 5 matches: 3 wins).
- Watanabe shows confident form ahead of this contest (last 5 matches: 4 wins).
- Chou could enjoy a physical edge thanks to more rest days ahead of this match.
- The probabilities of winning are closely matched between the two contenders.
- Our forecast points to a victory for Watanabe in today's match, at odds of 1.66.
- In the last 7 head-to-head meetings, Chou has recorded 3 wins, 0 draws, and 4 losses, with a goal aggregate of 9:10 (averaging 1.3:1.4 goals per game).
Draw
20251/16-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Lee C. H. | 2 : 0 |
| 2 | George K. | Gemke R. | 1 : 2 |
| 3 | Lin Chun-Yi | Chi Y. J. | 2 : 0 |
| 4 | Su L. Y. | Lu G. Z. | 2 : 1 |
| 5 | Weng H. Y. | Wang T. W. (RET.) | 1 : 0 |
| 6 | Gunawan J. | Hatano R. | 1 : 2 |
| 7 | Nishimoto K. | Shetty A. | 2 : 0 |
| 8 | Takahashi K. | Leong J. H. | 0 : 2 |
| 9 | Rajawat P. | Kuenzi T. | 2 : 0 |
| 10 | Ng Ka L. A. | Popov T. J. | 0 : 2 |
| 11 | Srikanth K. | Prannoy H. S. | 2 : 0 |
| 12 | Wangcharoen K. | Li S. F. | 0 : 2 |
| 13 | Tanaka Y. | Hoh J. | 2 : 0 |
| 14 | Popov C. | Chou T. Ch. | 2 : 1 |
| 15 | Johannesen M. | Subramanian S. M. | 0 : 2 |
| 16 | Lei L. X. | Antonsen A. | 1 : 2 |
1/8-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Gemke R. | 2 : 1 |
| 2 | Lin Chun-Yi | Su L. Y. | 2 : 0 |
| 3 | Weng H. Y. | Hatano R. | 2 : 0 |
| 4 | Nishimoto K. | Leong J. H. | 2 : 1 |
| 5 | Rajawat P. | Popov T. J. | 0 : 2 |
| 6 | Srikanth K. | Li S. F. | 0 : 2 |
| 7 | Tanaka Y. | Popov C. | 1 : 2 |
| 8 | Subramanian S. M. | Antonsen A. | 2 : 1 |
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Lin Chun-Yi | 0 : 2 |
| 2 | Weng H. Y. | Nishimoto K. | 2 : 0 |
| 3 | Popov T. J. | Li S. F. | 0 : 2 |
| 4 | Popov C. | Subramanian S. M. | 2 : 0 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Lin Chun-Yi | Weng H. Y. | 0 : 2 |
| 2 | Li S. F. | Popov C. | 0 : 2 |
Final
| 1 | Weng H. Y. | Popov C. | 2 : 0 |
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