The Facts
- Popov is ranked BWF: 15., and Gemke is ranked BWF: 21..
- Each of the two players is seeking greater consistency after recent ups and downs.
- Popov carries the favorite tag into this contest.
- In the last 5 head-to-head meetings, Popov has recorded 2 wins, 0 draws, and 3 losses, with a goal aggregate of 4:5 (averaging 0.8:1 goals per game).
Draw
20251/16-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Wang T. W. | 2 : 1 |
| 2 | Naraoka K. | Lai V. | 2 : 0 |
| 3 | Lanier A. | Farhan A. | 0 : 2 |
| 4 | Nguyen N. | Sen L. | 2 : 0 |
| 5 | Popov C. | Lin Chun-Yi | 2 : 0 |
| 6 | Popov T. J. | Lee C. H. | 0 : 2 |
| 7 | Loh K. Y. | Chi Y. J. | 0 : 2 |
| 8 | Lee C. Y. | Ginting A. S. | 0 : 2 |
| 9 | Watanabe K. | Shetty A. | 2 : 0 |
| 10 | Nishimoto K. | Christie J. | 0 : 2 |
| 11 | Carraggi J. | Weng H. Y. (RET.) | 0 : 0 |
| 12 | Lu G. Z. (RET.) | Li S. F. | 0 : 0 |
| 13 | Axelsen V. | Leong J. H. | 2 : 0 |
| 14 | Gemke R. | Chou T. Ch. | 1 : 2 |
| 15 | Tanaka Y. | Yang B. | 0 : 2 |
| 16 | Teh J. H. J. | Antonsen A. | 0 : 2 |
1/8-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Naraoka K. | 2 : 0 |
| 2 | Farhan A. | Nguyen N. | 2 : 1 |
| 3 | Popov C. | Lee C. H. | 2 : 0 |
| 4 | Chi Y. J. | Ginting A. S. | 2 : 1 |
| 5 | Watanabe K. | Christie J. | 2 : 1 |
| 6 | Carraggi J. | Li S. F. | 1 : 2 |
| 7 | Axelsen V. | Chou T. Ch. | 2 : 0 |
| 8 | Yang B. | Antonsen A. | 1 : 2 |
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Farhan A. | 2 : 1 |
| 2 | Popov C. | Chi Y. J. | 2 : 0 |
| 3 | Watanabe K. | Li S. F. | 1 : 2 |
| 4 | Axelsen V. | Antonsen A. | 1 : 2 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Vitidsarn K. | Popov C. | 0 : 2 |
| 2 | Li S. F. | Antonsen A. | 1 : 2 |
Final
| 1 | Popov C. | Antonsen A. | 0 : 2 |
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