Match Info

BWF - MEN: World Championships - 1/8-finals

Date: 20 August 2026, Thursday

Location: Indira Gandhi Arena (New Delhi)


	Anders Antonsen		Toma Junior Popov

	1	2
			Watch
	1.34	2.9
	1.27	3.4	Watch
	1.36	2.99
	1.33	3.1	Watch
	1.34	2.9
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.33 ↓ (1.45)	3.06 ↑ (2.53)

The most likely Over/Under: 79.50

The best margin for this event is 7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Anders Antonsen
69.7%

Toma Junior Popov
30.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

63.6%

36.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

64.1%

35.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Anders Antonsen has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+6.1%)

Note: This is a significant improvement in prediction, suggesting increased confidence in Anders Antonsen's performance.

Toma Junior Popov has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-6.1%)

Note: This is a significant drop in prediction, and Toma Junior Popov might be facing challenges that affect their performance.

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Anders Antonsen than the current prediction. (-5.6%)

Note: The ML model's lower estimate suggests that there may be underlying issues with Anders Antonsen that the model has picked up on.

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Toma Junior Popov than the current prediction. (+5.6%)

Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests that Toma Junior Popov could outperform expectations, possibly based on recent matchups or player stats.

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Preview

Antonsen is ranked BWF: 4. Popov is ranked BWF: 15.

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Antonsen won 5.

Antonsen has had mixed results lately (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Popov is showing top-class performance now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).

Antonsen might have a minor edge in this game.

In the last 12 head-to-head matches, Antonsen won 12 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 22:6. (average 1.8:0.5).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Anders Antonsen
Badminton
19.08.26	Anders Antonsen - Nhat Nguyen	2:1 ✺
17.08.26	Anders Antonsen - Dicky Dwi Pangestu	2:0 ✺
21.07.26	Anders Antonsen - Hong Yang Weng	1:2 ✺
17.07.26	Koki Watanabe - Anders Antonsen	2:0 ✺
16.07.26	Moh Zaki Ubaidillah - Anders Antonsen	0:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 3.3 WWLLW
- Toma Junior Popov
Badminton
19.08.26	Toma Junior Popov - Hein Htut	2:0 ✺
16.08.26	Toma Junior Popov - Dominik Kwinta	2:0 ✺
26.07.26	Tien Chen Chou - Toma Junior Popov	2:1 ✺
25.07.26	Victor Lai - Toma Junior Popov	1:2 ✺
24.07.26	Nhat Nguyen - Toma Junior Popov	1:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.6 WWLWW

Latest Head to Head

Badminton
15.07.26	Toma Junior Popov - Anders Antonsen	0:2
28.08.25	Toma Junior Popov - Anders Antonsen	1:2
25.07.25	Toma Junior Popov - Anders Antonsen	1:2
16.10.24	Toma Junior Popov - Anders Antonsen	1:2
14.04.24	Toma Junior Popov - Anders Antonsen	0:2
18.02.24	Anders Antonsen - Toma Junior Popov	2:0
12.09.23	Anders Antonsen - Toma Junior Popov	2:0

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