This Thursday morning, Christo Popov (France, photo) will play his second group match in group A against Kunlavut Vitidsarn (Thailand) during the badminton World Tour Finals
Analyze du match Kunlavut Vitidsarn Christo Popov
The stakes of the match Kunlavut Vitidsarn Christo Popov
The two men want to continue with a second victory in a row in this group. No advantage to level of motivation
State of form
Kunlavut Vitidsarn arrives as world No. 2 for this World Tour Finals after his semi-final exit at the last French Open against Christo Popov. This year, the Thai has been particularly solid on the circuit, recently reaching two finals in Finland and Indonesia and winning two consecutive titles in May, winning notably on the courts of Singapore but also in front of his fans in Thailand. Reaching the final at the last World Championships in Paris, Kunlavut Vitidsarn notably eliminated the Indonesians Christie and Farhan on his way in 3 close sets before beating Anders Antonsen in two sets during his semi-final. Opposed to world No. 1 Shi Yuqi during the final, the Thai finally brought home the silver medal with a defeat in 3 tight sets.
Christo Popov quickly dominated the rallies against Anders Antonsen during his first group match in this Masters to pocket the first set (21-13). Pushed to the end of the 3rd set, the Frenchman led by 20-13 during the last round before injuring his left knee particularly during his 4th shuttlecock of the match. Finally, Christo Popov finished his first group match in pain (21-13 12-21 21-19). without knowing how he will be able to present himself on the courts today. Recently, the Frenchman also shone in Rennes by also reaching the final with victories in 2 sets against the Thai world n°2 Kunlavut Vitidsarn (21-11 22-20), over the world n°12 Lin Chun-Yi, the world n°21 Lee Chia Hao and the world n°28 Chi Yu Jen. Very in good shape throughout 2025, Popov finally qualified for the first time in his career for the Masters which he is playing today. He also shone this year with a final in Rennes in Super 750 and another in Super 300 against the Chinese Weng. No fitness advantage
History of confrontations Kunlavut Vitidsarn Christo Popov
Popov leads 3-1 (with 2 retirement wins). His first victory in 2 straight sets took place during the last French Open a few months ago. Popov advantage on confrontations
Other parameters to take into account
RAS
What are the probabilities of the Kunlavut Vitidsarn Christo Popov prediction?
- Kunlavut Vitidsarn’s victory has a probability of 78%.
- Christo Popov’s victory has a probability of 22% according to the odds.
Predictions 1-2 for match Kunlavut Vitidsarn Christo Popov
Vitidsarn should be able to take advantage of the injury to Christo Popov who slipped yesterday at the end of the match against Antonsen. With this context, it seems difficult to envisage a favorable outcome for our Frenchman. Victory Vitidsarn
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