Badminton · Japan Masters 2026

Wang P-w vs Popov

On now Second round Men's singles

Popov beat Wang P-w 21-9 21-18 in the second round of the Japan Masters 2026 at Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium, Kumamoto, Japan.

Who does Popov play next?

Popov plays Kunlavut Vitidsarn in the quarter-finals, and Kunlavut Vitidsarn won it 21-18 21-7. Toma Junior Popov vs Kunlavut Vitidsarn.

The road to this match

Wang P-w

• First round: beat Wang T-w 21-11 21-12

Popov

• First round: beat Su L-y 21-15 21-11

The players

• Toma Junior Popov: profile, age and career record

Other second round matches

• Christo Popov vs Z Ubaidillah: Z Ubaidillah won 21-15 21-19
• Alwi Farhan vs Kenta Nishimoto: Alwi Farhan won 21-13 6-21 21-11
• Victor Lai vs Yushi Tanaka: Yushi Tanaka won 21-16 21-19
• Lakshya Sen vs Dong TY: Lakshya Sen won 21-8 21-14
• Srikanth Kidambi vs Kodai Naraoka: Srikanth Kidambi won 21-15 11-21 21-18
• Koki Watanabe vs Chou Tien-chen: Koki Watanabe won 24-22 21-19
• Yoo T-b vs Kunlavut Vitidsarn: Kunlavut Vitidsarn won 21-19 21-14