Match Info

BWF - MEN: World Championships - Semi-finals

Date: 22 August 2026, Saturday

Location: Indira Gandhi Arena (New Delhi)

Where to Watch on TV:


Czech-republic	CT sport Plus
Denmark	TV2 Play, TV2 Sport
Poland	Polsat Sport 3
Slovakia	JOJ Play, JOJ Sport


	Victor Lai		Alex Lanier

	1	2
			Watch
	1.92	1.76
	2	1.72	Watch
	1.96	1.79
	2	1.73	Watch
	1.92	1.76
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.96 ↓ (2.01)	1.75 ↑ (1.69)

The most likely Over/Under: 84.50

The best margin for this event is 6.9%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Victor Lai
47.2%

Alex Lanier
52.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

45.7%

54.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

50%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Victor Lai has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.5%)

Alex Lanier has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-1.5%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Victor Lai than the current prediction. (+2.8%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Alex Lanier than the current prediction. (-2.8%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
50%	0%	50%

Victor Lai - Alex Lanier Predictions

Users Predictions: 2 users predict this event. Lai will win (votes: 1 - 50%). Lanier will win (votes: 1 - 50%).

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Preview

Lai is ranked BWF: 7. Lanier is ranked BWF: 10.

Currently, both players are in excellent shape.

The chances of victory for both players are nearly identical in this match.

We predict that Lanier will win today's game, with odds of 1.71.

In the last 1 head-to-head match, Lai won 1 match, drew 0 matches, lost 0 matches, and goals 2:1.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Victor Lai
Badminton
21.08.26	Victor Lai - Rasmus Gemke	2:0 ✺
20.08.26	Kean Yew Loh - Victor Lai	0:2 ✺
19.08.26	Mark Shelley Alcala - Victor Lai	0:2 ✺
18.08.26	Hyeok Jin Jeon - Victor Lai	0:2 ✺
25.07.26	Victor Lai - Toma Junior Popov	1:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 5.7 WWWWL
- Alex Lanier
Badminton
21.08.26	Alex Lanier - Kunlavut Vitidsarn	2:1 ✺
20.08.26	Alex Lanier - Ka Long Angus Ng	2:0 ✺
19.08.26	Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul - Alex Lanier	0:2 ✺
18.08.26	Misha Zilberman - Alex Lanier	0:2 ✺
16.07.26	Alex Lanier - Alwi Farhan	1:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.6 WWWWL

Latest Head to Head

Badminton
03.03.26	Alex Lanier - Victor Lai	1:2

Victor Lai - Alex Lanier: Predictions, Live Scores & TV Guide