Toma Junior Popov

Toma Junior Popov

France  ·  Men's singles · Men's doubles  ·  Born 29.09.1998 (28 years)  ·  Height: 1.96 m  ·  Right-handed
#12
Men's singles
66,047
Points
2
Titles
477
Matches
229–248
Wins / Losses (48%)

Matches

Results Season 2026

Hylo Open

Saturday 31 October 2026 · MS · Semi-final
Saturday 31 October 2026
Toma Junior Popov17-21 13-21Lakshya Sen
HighlightsMS · Semi-finalL
Highlights
Friday 30 October 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 30 October 2026
Arnaud Merkle14-21 15-21Toma Junior Popov
MS · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 29 October 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 29 October 2026
Julien Carraggi17-21 21-15 19-21Toma Junior Popov
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 28 October 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 28 October 2026
H S Prannoy21-23 16-21Toma Junior Popov
MS · Round of 32W

French Open

Friday 23 October 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 23 October 2026
Toma Junior Popov21-16 16-21 16-21Alex Lanier
MS · Quarter-finalL
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
Toma Junior Popov21-10 21-14Teh Jia Heng Jason
MS · Round of 16W
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
Tuesday 20 October 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Tuesday 20 October 2026
Kunlavut Vitidsarn21-9 14-21 15-21Toma Junior Popov
MS · Round of 32W

Denmark Open

Wednesday 14 October 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 14 October 2026
Toma Junior Popov10-21 12-21Yudai Okimoto
MS · Round of 32L
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

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
Toma Junior Popov10-21 19-21Yushi Tanaka
MS · Round of 16L
Wednesday 7 October 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 7 October 2026
Toma Junior Popov21-18 21-18Rasmus Gemke
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

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
Lee Cheuk Yiu21-19 24-22Toma Junior Popov
MS · Round of 16L
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
Toma Junior Popov22-20 21-15Chou Tien Chen
MS · Round of 32W

World Championships

Thursday 20 August 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 20 August 2026
Anders Antonsen21-17 17-21 21-14Toma Junior Popov
MS · Round of 16L
Wednesday 19 August 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Toma Junior Popov21-13 21-11H. Htut
MS · Round of 32W
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
Monday 17 August 2026 · MS · Round of 64
Monday 17 August 2026
Toma Junior Popov21-19 21-13Dominik Kwinta
MS · Round of 64W

China Open

Sunday 26 July 2026 · MS · Final
Sunday 26 July 2026
Chou Tien Chen21-15 7-21 21-13Toma Junior Popov
MS · FinalL
Saturday 25 July 2026 · MS · Semi-final
Saturday 25 July 2026
Victor Lai21-14 12-21 15-21Toma Junior Popov
MS · Semi-finalW
Friday 24 July 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 24 July 2026
Nhat Nguyen21-12 10-21 15-21Toma Junior Popov
MS · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 23 July 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 23 July 2026
Toma Junior Popov21-10 21-19Rasmus Gemke
MS · Round of 16W
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
Toma Junior Popov21-14 15-21 21-17Lee Chia Hao
MS · Round of 32W

Japan Open

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
Wednesday 15 July 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 15 July 2026
Toma Junior Popov17-21 13-21Anders Antonsen
HighlightsMS · Round of 32L
Highlights

Indonesia Open

Friday 5 June 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 5 June 2026
Victor Lai21-8 21-14Toma Junior Popov
MS · Quarter-finalL
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
Thursday 4 June 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 4 June 2026
Nhat Nguyen16-21 19-21Toma Junior Popov
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 3 June 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Toma Junior Popov5-1 (retired)Kunlavut Vitidsarn
MS · Round of 32W
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

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
Tuesday 26 May 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Toma Junior Popov19-21 14-21Alwi Farhan
MS · Round of 32L

Malaysia Masters

Friday 22 May 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 22 May 2026
Li Shi Feng21-18 15-21 21-5Toma Junior Popov
HighlightsMS · Quarter-finalL
Highlights
Thursday 21 May 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 21 May 2026
Toma Junior Popov23-21 14-21 21-11X. Zhu
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 20 May 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 20 May 2026
Toma Junior Popov21-16 21-15Ng Ka Long
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
Weng Hong Yang22-20 20-22 21-19Toma Junior Popov
MSL
Saturday 2 May 2026 · MS
Saturday 2 May 2026
Toma Junior Popov21-19 21-16H S Prannoy
MSW
Friday 1 May 2026 · MS
Friday 1 May 2026
Toma Junior Popov21-19 23-21Koki Watanabe
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
Ginting Anthony22-20 15-21 20-22Toma Junior Popov
MSW
Sunday 26 April 2026 · MS
Sunday 26 April 2026
Toma Junior Popov21-4 21-7M. Belarbi
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
Toma Junior Popov21-6 21-7P. Arree
MSW

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
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-finalL
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
Julien Carraggi8-21 11-21Toma Junior 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
Dominik Kwinta18-21 15-21Toma Junior Popov
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 8 April 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 8 April 2026
K. Oei12-21 11-21Toma Junior Popov
MS · Round of 32W

Orleans Masters

Sunday 22 March 2026 · MS · Final
Sunday 22 March 2026
Toma Junior Popov11-21 13-21Alex Lanier
HighlightsMS · FinalL
Highlights
Saturday 21 March 2026 · MS · Semi-final
Saturday 21 March 2026
Hu Zhe An16-21 14-21Toma Junior Popov
MS · Semi-finalW
Friday 20 March 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 20 March 2026
Toma Junior Popov22-20 21-13Dong Tian Yao
MS · Quarter-finalW
Thursday 19 March 2026 · MS · Round of 16
Thursday 19 March 2026
Toma Junior Popov21-19 14-21 21-15Wang Tzu Wei
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 18 March 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 18 March 2026
Toma Junior Popov21-17 21-13X. Zhu
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
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
Toma Junior Popov21-19 9-21 13-21Kunlavut Vitidsarn
MS · Round of 16L
Wednesday 4 March 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 4 March 2026
Yushi Tanaka19-21 15-21Toma Junior 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
HighlightsMS · FinalL
Highlights
Saturday 28 February 2026 · MS · Semi-final
Saturday 28 February 2026
Chi Yu Jen19-21 15-21Toma Junior Popov
MS · Semi-finalW
Friday 27 February 2026 · MS · Quarter-final
Friday 27 February 2026
Toma Junior Popov21-13 19-21 21-19Minoru Koga
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
Wang Tzu Wei10-21 21-23Toma Junior Popov
MS · Round of 16W
Wednesday 25 February 2026 · MS · Round of 32
Wednesday 25 February 2026
Aria Dinata21-17 13-21 14-21Toma Junior Popov
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

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
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
Tuesday 13 January 2026 · MS · Round of 64
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Toma Junior Popov12-21 21-16 8-21Victor Lai
MS · Round of 64L

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
Kenta Nishimoto21-14 14-21 21-5Toma Junior Popov
MS · Round of 64L

World ranking

Men's singles

#PlayerCountryTournamentsPointsChange
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 —
11
Loh Kean Yew
Singapore
 1669,020 —
12
Toma Junior Popov
France
 1966,047 —
13
Lakshya Sen
India
 1965,723 —
14
Lin Chun-Yi
Chinese Taipei
 1864,924 —
15
Koki Watanabe
Japan
 2059,220 —
16
Panitchaphon Teeraratsakul
Thailand
 1758,635 —
17
Yushi Tanaka
Japan
 2258,585 —

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

Popov T. 0 - 2 Sen L.Hylo Open · Semi-final · Saturday 31 October 2026 Popov T. 2 - 0 Chou T.C · Wednesday 2 September 2026 Chou T.C 2 - 1 Popov T. · Sunday 26 July 2026 V. Lai 1 - 2 Popov T. · Saturday 25 July 2026 Popov T. 0 - 2 Antonsen A.Japan Open · Round of 32 · Wednesday 15 July 2026 Shifeng L. 2 - 1 Popov T.Malaysia Masters · Quarter-final · Friday 22 May 2026 Popov T. 0 - 2 Lanier A.Orleans Masters · Final · Monday 23 March 2026 Popov C. 2 - 0 Popov T.German Open · Final · Sunday 1 March 2026 Popov T. 1 - 2 Antonsen A.China Open · Quarter-final · Friday 25 July 2025 Yew Loh K. 2 - 1 Popov T.Singapore Open · Round of 16 · Thursday 29 May 2025

Statistics

Key figures

Career
Deciding 3rd game
79–97
45%
After losing game 1
41–201
17%
After winning game 1
184–46
80%
Finals
2–8
20%
Semi-finals
10–11
48%
Longest winning streak
7
wins in a row

H2H

MOST FREQUENT OPPONENTS 2021–2026
Wins / Losses
Anders Antonsen
0
11
0%
Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
0
9
0%
Li Shi Feng
3
5
38%
Wang Tzu Wei
4
2
67%
Ng Ka Long
4
2
67%
Rasmus Gemke
4
2
67%
Kunlavut Vitidsarn
3
3
50%
Kidambi Srikanth
2
4
33%

Wins / Losses

2016–2026
Per discipline
Men's singles
171
129
57%
Men's doubles
58
118
33%
Mixed doubles
0
1
0%
Per year
2026
45
35
56%
2025
36
35
51%
2024
31
42
42%
2023
18
40
31%
2022
18
26
41%
2021
19
28
40%
2020
8
3
73%
2019
22
22
50%
2018
20
12
62%
2017
9
5
64%
2016
3
0
100%

Partners

PartnerMatches together
Christo Popov182

Tournaments and titles

TournamentBest resultAppearancesMatches (W–L)
European ChampionshipsWinner 2025623–10
Irish OpenWinner 201916–1
German OpenFinal 2026, 2025613–10
Hylo OpenFinal 2024620–11
Spain MastersFinal 2024618–9
Orleans MastersFinal 2026512–7
China OpenFinal 202648–8
SaarLorLux OpenSemi-final37–3
Thailand OpenSemi-final25–4
Dutch OpenSemi-final24–3
Indonesia OpenQuarter-final68–12
French OpenQuarter-final65–12
Swiss OpenQuarter-final67–10
All England OpenQuarter-final66–10
Malaysia MastersQuarter-final45–8
Malaysia OpenQuarter-final44–8
Scottish OpenQuarter-final35–5
Denmark OpenRound of 1674–13
World ChampionshipsRound of 1647–8
China MastersRound of 1644–8
Arctic OpenRound of 1642–8
Singapore OpenRound of 1642–8
India OpenRound of 1642–8
Indonesia MastersRound of 1642–8
Belgian InternationalRound of 1635–3
Japan OpenRound of 1631–6
Olympic GamesRound of 1613–3
Japan MastersRound of 1611–2
Bitburger OpenRound of 1612–1
Kharkiv InternationalRound of 1611–0
Hong Kong OpenRound of 3230–6