This Saturday morning, Christo Popov (France, photo) will play his semi-final against Kodai Naraoka (Japan) during the badminton World Tour Finals
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The Stakes of the match Kodai Naraoka Christo Popov
Both men want to win this match to qualify for the grand final. No advantage to level of motivation
State of form
In difficulty on the international circuit this year, the Japanese Kodai Naraoka did not reach any finals during the entire first part of the season with unexpected defeats against outsiders like the Indian Shetty or the Canadian Viktor Lai. In better form recently, Naraoka reached the final of the Kumamoto Open last November by winning all his matches in 2 sets before facing his compatriot Nishimoto in 3 sets in the final. The world No. 9 was particularly effective in his first two group matches to dominate Chou Tien Chen and the Chinese Li Shi Feng in 2 sets before facing the world No. 1 Shi Yuqi today with a largely conceded defeat in 2 sets (9-21 11-21).
Physically affected after a poorly controlled slip during his first group match, Christo Popov managed to end his match against Anders Antonsen by winning at the end of the suspense (21-13 12-21 21-19). The Frenchman finally managed to continue in his second group match by dominating world No. 2 Kunlavut Vitidsarn in 3 sets to his advantage (21-11 18-21 21-10). He still had to work hard to win his last group match this Friday by dominating world No. 5 Jonathan Christie after losing the first set (18-21 21-16 21-13). With these 3 victories, Christo Popov qualified at the top of his tough group and thus avoided the direct confrontation with the Chinese Shi Yuqi during his semi-final. For his first participation in the World Tour Finals, this result is incredible for the young man who has had a full season with numerous quarter-finals and semi-finals on the circuit and a final recently in Rennes in front of the French public against Anders Antonsen. No fitness advantage
History of confrontations Kodai Naraoka Christo Popov
Naraoka leads 3-1 against the Frenchman. The Japanese won the first 3 duels between 2022 and early 2025. In January 2025, Naraoka beat Popov in 2 rounds. Our Frenchman won a duel against this player for the first time last July in 3 rounds. No advantage in confrontations
Other parameters to take into account
The World Tour Finals take place in Hangzhou, China. Christo Popov is participating for the first time in his career and has won his 3 group matches.
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Pronostics 1-2 du match Kodai Naraoka Christ Popov
Popov has all the qualities to beat Naraoka after his faultless run in the group stage. Victory Popov
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