Christo Popov

Christo Popov

France  ·  Men's singles · Men's doubles  ·  Born 08.03.2002 (24 years)  ·  Height: 1.79 m  ·  Left-handed
#1
Men's singles
89,932
Points
8
Titles
424
Matches
223–201
Wins / Losses (53%)

Matches

Results Season 2026

French Open

Sunday 25 October 2026 · MS · Final
Sunday 25 October 2026
Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah11-21 21-14 13-21Christo Popov
HighlightsMS · FinalW
Highlights
Saturday 24 October 2026 · MS · Semi-final
Saturday 24 October 2026
Christo Popov21-14 21-10Hu Zhe An
MS · Semi-finalW
Friday 23 October 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 23 October 2026
Kodai Naraoka15-21 16-21Christo Popov
HighlightsMS · Quarter-finalW
Highlights
Thursday 22 October 2026 · MD · Round of 16
Thursday 22 October 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov9-21 15-21Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Marthin
MD · Round of 16L
Thursday 22 October 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 22 October 2026
Rasmus Gemke18-21 21-15 18-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 21 October 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Arnaud Merkle17-21 7-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 32W
Tuesday 20 October 2026 · MD · Round of 32
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty19-21 21-18 13-21Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov
MD · Round of 32W

Denmark Open

Saturday 17 October 2026 · MS · Semi-final
Saturday 17 October 2026
Anders Antonsen9-21 21-16 21-13Christo Popov
HighlightsMS · Semi-finalL
Highlights
Friday 16 October 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 16 October 2026
Yudai OkimotoWalkoverChristo Popov
MS · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 15 October 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 15 October 2026
Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul21-18 16-21 16-21Christo Popov
HighlightsMS · Round of 16W
Highlights
Wednesday 14 October 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Weng Hong Yang13-21 21-19 13-21Christo Popov
HighlightsMS · Round of 32W
Highlights
Tuesday 13 October 2026 · MD · Round of 32
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Kakeru Kumagai / Hiroki Nishi21-14 21-18Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov
MD · Round of 32L

Arctic Open

Friday 9 October 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 9 October 2026
Lee Zii Jia21-11 21-16Christo Popov
HighlightsMS · Quarter-finalL
Highlights
Thursday 8 October 2026 · MD · Round of 16
Thursday 8 October 2026
Christian Faust Kjær / Rasmus Kjær21-17 21-12Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov
MD · Round of 16L
Thursday 8 October 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 8 October 2026
Tharun Mannepalli14-21 19-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 7 October 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Jason Gunawan12-21 21-18 8-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 32W
Wednesday 7 October 2026 · MD · Round of 32
Wednesday 7 October 2026
M. Molin / M. Svensson9-21 15-21Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov
MD · Round of 32W

China Masters

Saturday 5 September 2026 · MS · Semi-final
Saturday 5 September 2026
Lee Cheuk Yiu21-15 21-19Christo Popov
MS · Semi-finalL
Friday 4 September 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 4 September 2026
Kodai Naraoka10-21 14-21Christo Popov
MS · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 3 September 2026 · MD · Round of 16
Thursday 3 September 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov17-21 24-22 9-21Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty
MD · Round of 16L
Thursday 3 September 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 3 September 2026
Julien Carraggi14-21 21-10 6-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 2 September 2026 · MD · Round of 32
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov21-18 21-7Fang-Chih Lee / Fang-Jen Lee
MD · Round of 32W
Wednesday 2 September 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul21-9 21-23 16-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 32W

World Championships

Tuesday 18 August 2026 · MS · Round of 64
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Kenta Nishimoto21-17 21-19Christo Popov
HighlightsMS · Round of 64L
Highlights
Monday 17 August 2026 · MD · Round of 64
Monday 17 August 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov13-21 17-21Takumi Nomura / Yuichi Shimogami
MD · Round of 64L

China Open

Thursday 23 July 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 23 July 2026
Christo Popov18-21 13-21Lin Chun-Yi
MS · Round of 16L
Wednesday 22 July 2026 · MD · Round of 32
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov12-21 23-25Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi
MD · Round of 32L
Wednesday 22 July 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Christo Popov21-7 8-21 21-14Lee Cheuk Yiu
MS · Round of 32W

Japan Open

Sunday 19 July 2026 · MS · Final
Sunday 19 July 2026
Christo Popov21-11 21-19Koki Watanabe
HighlightsMS · FinalW
Highlights
Saturday 18 July 2026 · MS · Semi-final
Saturday 18 July 2026
Christo Popov21-14 21-11Kodai Naraoka
HighlightsMS · Semi-finalW
Highlights
Friday 17 July 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 17 July 2026
Shi Yu Qi21-14 10-21 11-21Christo Popov
MS · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 16 July 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 16 July 2026
Christo Popov16-21 21-11 21-17Leong Jun Hao
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 15 July 2026 · MD · Round of 32
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov19-21 13-21Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
MD · Round of 32L
Tuesday 14 July 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Tuesday 14 July 2026
Christo Popov21-14 23-21Weng Hong Yang
MS · Round of 32W

Indonesia Open

Thursday 4 June 2026 · MD · Round of 16
Thursday 4 June 2026
Kim Won Ho / Seo Seung Jae21-17 21-17Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov
MD · Round of 16L
Wednesday 3 June 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Lee Cheuk Yiu21-15 19-21 21-11Christo Popov
MS · Round of 32L
Tuesday 2 June 2026 · MD · Round of 32
Tuesday 2 June 2026
Choi Sol Gyu / Goh V Shem18-21 15-21Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov
MD · Round of 32W

Singapore Open

Thursday 28 May 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 28 May 2026
Chi Yu Jen20-22 21-19 23-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 16L
Wednesday 27 May 2026 · MD · Round of 32
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov17-21 15-21Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik
MD · Round of 32L
Wednesday 27 May 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 27 May 2026
Justin Hoh21-13 18-21 14-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 32W

Malaysia Masters

Saturday 23 May 2026 · MS · Semi-final
Saturday 23 May 2026
Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul21-13 21-13Christo Popov
MS · Semi-finalL
Friday 22 May 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 22 May 2026
Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah21-23 19-21Christo Popov
MS · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 21 May 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 21 May 2026
Ginting Anthony17-21 14-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 20 May 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Koki Watanabe21-14 22-24 16-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 32W
Tuesday 19 May 2026 · MD · Round of 32
Tuesday 19 May 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov19-21 15-21Hariharan Amsakarunan / M. Arjun
MD · Round of 32L

Thomas Cup

Sunday 3 May 2026 · MS
Sunday 3 May 2026
Shi Yu Qi21-16 16-21 21-17Christo Popov
MSL
Saturday 2 May 2026 · MS
Saturday 2 May 2026
Christo Popov21-11 21-9Ayush Shetty
MSW
Friday 1 May 2026 · MS
Friday 1 May 2026
Christo Popov21-17 21-17Kodai Naraoka
MSW
Tuesday 28 April 2026 · MD
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Shohibul Fikri21-18 19-21 21-11Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov
MDL
Tuesday 28 April 2026 · MS
Tuesday 28 April 2026
Jonatan Christie19-21 14-21Christo Popov
MSW
Sunday 26 April 2026 · MS
Sunday 26 April 2026
Christo Popov21-5 21-5A. Hamek
MSW
Friday 24 April 2026 · MD
Friday 24 April 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov21-11 11-21 12-21Peeratchai Sukphun / Pakkapon Teeraratsakul
MDL
Friday 24 April 2026 · MS
Friday 24 April 2026
Christo Popov15-21 20-22Kunlavut Vitidsarn
MSL

European Championships

Sunday 12 April 2026 · MD · Final
Sunday 12 April 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov15-21 16-21Ben Lane / Sean Vendy
MD · FinalL
Sunday 12 April 2026 · MS · Final
Sunday 12 April 2026
Anders Antonsen12-21 19-21Christo Popov
MS · FinalW
Saturday 11 April 2026 · MD · Semi-final
Saturday 11 April 2026
Alex Green / Zach Russ9-21 14-21Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov
MD · Semi-finalW
Saturday 11 April 2026 · MS · Semi-final
Saturday 11 April 2026
Toma Junior Popov18-21 25-27Christo Popov
MS · Semi-finalW
Friday 10 April 2026 · MD · Quarter-final
Friday 10 April 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov21-15 21-14Jiri Kral / Ondrej Kral
MD · Quarter-finalW
Friday 10 April 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 10 April 2026
Rasmus Gemke23-25 15-21Christo Popov
MS · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 9 April 2026 · MD · Round of 16
Thursday 9 April 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov21-16 21-13M. Molin / M. Svensson
MD · Round of 16W
Thursday 9 April 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 9 April 2026
Daniil Dubovenko9-21 19-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 8 April 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 8 April 2026
D. Kopriva5-21 16-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 32W

All England Open

Friday 6 March 2026 · MD · Quarter-final
Friday 6 March 2026
Kim Won Ho / Seo Seung Jae16-21 21-7 21-14Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov
MD · Quarter-finalL
Friday 6 March 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 6 March 2026
Christo Popov18-21 14-21Lin Chun-Yi
MS · Quarter-finalL
Thursday 5 March 2026 · MD · Round of 16
Thursday 5 March 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov21-10 15-21 21-19Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi
MD · Round of 16W
Thursday 5 March 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 5 March 2026
Loh Kean Yew12-21 17-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 4 March 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Rasmus Gemke14-21 16-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 32W
Wednesday 4 March 2026 · MD · Round of 32
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Sabar Karyaman Gutama / Moh Reza Pahlevi Isfahani12-21 12-21Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov
MD · Round of 32W

German Open

Sunday 1 March 2026 · MS · Final
Sunday 1 March 2026
Christo Popov21-16 21-15Toma Junior Popov
MS · FinalW
Saturday 28 February 2026 · MS · Semi-final
Saturday 28 February 2026
Christo Popov21-10 18-21 21-18Lin Chun-Yi
MS · Semi-finalW
Friday 27 February 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 27 February 2026
Christo Popov21-18 21-17Ng Ka Long
MS · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 26 February 2026 · MD · Round of 16
Thursday 26 February 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov21-18 14-21 19-21Liang Wei Keng / Wang Chang
MD · Round of 16L
Thursday 26 February 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 26 February 2026
Christo Popov21-19 21-15Jason Gunawan
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 25 February 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Christo Popov21-10 22-20Kiran George
MS · Round of 32W
Tuesday 24 February 2026 · MD · Round of 32
Tuesday 24 February 2026
Christian Faust Kjær / Rasmus Kjær17-21 19-21Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov
MD · Round of 32W

India Open

Friday 16 January 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 16 January 2026
Christo Popov19-21 19-21Jonatan Christie
MS · Quarter-finalL
Thursday 15 January 2026 · MD · Round of 16
Thursday 15 January 2026
Man Wei Chong / Tee Kai Wun13-21 21-12 21-14Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov
MD · Round of 16L
Thursday 15 January 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 15 January 2026
Kidambi Srikanth14-21 21-17 17-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 14 January 2026 · MS · Round of 64
Wednesday 14 January 2026
Wang Tzu Wei21-13 18-21 19-21Christo Popov
MS · Round of 64W
Tuesday 13 January 2026 · MD · Round of 64
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov21-11 21-19Choong Hon Jian / Muhammad Haikal
MD · Round of 64W

Malaysia Open

Wednesday 7 January 2026 · MD · Round of 64
Wednesday 7 January 2026
Chen Zhi Ray / Lin Yu Chieh19-21 21-17 21-13Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov
MD · Round of 64L
Tuesday 6 January 2026 · MS · Round of 64
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Christo Popov21-13 19-21 21-23Lee Cheuk Yiu
MS · Round of 64L

World ranking

Men's singles

#PlayerCountryTournamentsPointsChange
1
Christo Popov
France
 1889,932 —
2
Kunlavut Vitidsarn
Thailand
 1789,465 —
3
Anders Antonsen
Denmark
 1885,525 —
4
Victor Lai
Canada
 1884,245
5
Chou Tien Chen
Chinese Taipei
 2682,230
6
Alex Lanier
France
 1481,565
7
Shi Yu Qi
China
 1379,525 —
8
Kodai Naraoka
Japan
 2078,740 —
9
Jonatan Christie
Indonesia
 1778,631 —
10
Alwi Farhan
Indonesia
 1873,699 —

Men's doubles

#PlayerCountryTournamentsPointsChange
18
Hu Ke YuanLin Xiang Yi
China
 1852,153 —
19
Leo Rolly CarnandoDaniel Marthin
Indonesia
 951,790 —
20
Christian Faust KjærRasmus Kjær
Denmark
 1650,940 —
21
Fang-Chih LeeFang-Jen Lee
Chinese Taipei
 2249,971 —
22
Kang Khai XingAaron Tai
Malaysia
 1249,080 —
23
Christo PopovToma Junior Popov
France
 1747,201 —
24
Kim AstrupAnders Skaarup Rasmussen
Denmark
 1747,169 —
25
Junaidi ArifYap Roy King
Malaysia
 1246,014 —
26
Hiroki OkamuraKyohei Yamashita
Japan
 1144,790
27
He Ji TingRen Xiang Yu
China
 1044,782
28
Peeratchai SukphunPakkapon Teeraratsakul
Thailand
 1744,708

BWF World Ranking, week 46 2026. Source: BWF.

Highlights

Ubaidillah M. 1 - 2 Popov C.French Open · Final · Sunday 25 October 2026 Naraoka K. 0 - 2 Popov C.French Open · Quarter-final · Friday 23 October 2026 Antonsen A. 2 - 1 Popov C.Denmark Open · Semi-final · Saturday 17 October 2026 Teeraratsakul P. 1 - 2 Popov C.Denmark Open · Round of 16 · Thursday 15 October 2026 Weng H. 1 - 2 Popov C.Denmark Open · Round of 32 · Wednesday 14 October 2026 Lee Z. 2 - 0 Popov C.Arctic Open · Quarter-final · Friday 9 October 2026 Nishimoto K. 2 - 0 Popov C.World Championships · Round of 64 · Tuesday 18 August 2026 Popov C. 2 - 0 Watanabe K.Japan Open · Final · Sunday 19 July 2026 Popov C. 2 - 0 Naraoka K.Japan Open · Semi-final · Saturday 18 July 2026 Shi Y. 1 - 2 Popov C. · Friday 17 July 2026

Statistics

Key figures

Career
Deciding 3rd game
71–72
50%
After losing game 1
36–161
18%
After winning game 1
185–39
83%
Finals
8–4
67%
Semi-finals
12–12
50%
Longest winning streak
10
wins in a row

H2H

MOST FREQUENT OPPONENTS 2021–2026
Wins / Losses
Kodai Naraoka
6
3
67%
Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
0
9
0%
Loh Kean Yew
5
3
62%
Chou Tien Chen
3
5
38%
Shi Yu Qi
3
5
38%
Rasmus Gemke
6
1
86%
Lee Cheuk Yiu
2
5
29%
Kunlavut Vitidsarn
4
2
67%

Wins / Losses

2018–2026
Per discipline
Men's singles
165
82
67%
Men's doubles
58
118
33%
Mixed doubles
0
1
0%
Per year
2026
51
30
63%
2025
54
35
61%
2024
28
39
42%
2023
18
36
33%
2022
18
17
51%
2021
11
20
35%
2020
3
1
75%
2019
36
16
69%
2018
4
7
36%

Partners

PartnerMatches together
Toma Junior Popov182

Tournaments and titles

TournamentBest resultAppearancesMatches (W–L)
German OpenWinner 2026, 2024519–6
European ChampionshipsWinner 2026, 2025516–6
French OpenWinner 2026611–9
Hylo OpenWinner 2024511–8
Japan OpenWinner 202639–4
World Tour FinalsWinner 202525–3
Swiss OpenFinal 202559–9
China MastersSemi-final410–8
All England OpenSemi-final58–8
Denmark OpenSemi-final65–10
Singapore OpenSemi-final47–8
Spain MastersSemi-final56–8
Malaysia MastersSemi-final46–7
Hong Kong OpenSemi-final35–6
Scottish OpenSemi-final24–4
Arctic OpenQuarter-final45–8
China OpenQuarter-final44–8
India OpenQuarter-final44–7
Malaysia OpenQuarter-final42–7
Irish OpenQuarter-final13–2
Japan MastersQuarter-final12–2
SaarLorLux OpenQuarter-final12–2
Belgian InternationalQuarter-final12–1
Indonesia OpenRound of 1665–11
World ChampionshipsRound of 1645–7
Orleans MastersRound of 1645–5
Thailand OpenRound of 1622–3
Indonesia MastersRound of 3240–5
Dutch OpenRound of 3210–1