Victor Lai

Victor Lai

Canada  ·  Men's singles  ·  Born 19.12.2004 (21 years)  ·  Height: 1.84 m  ·  Right-handed
#4
Men's singles
84,245
Points
2
Titles
93
Matches
59–34
Wins / Losses (63%)

Matches

Results Season 2026

Korea Open

Sunday 8 November 2026 · Final
Sunday 8 November 2026
Jason Gunawan11-21 14-21Victor Lai
HighlightsFinalW
Saturday 7 November 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 7 November 2026
Lee Cheuk Yiu21-19 15-21 12-21Victor Lai
HighlightsSemi-finalW
Friday 6 November 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 6 November 2026
Yudai Okimoto19-21 12-21Victor Lai
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 5 November 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 5 November 2026
X. Zhu13-21 16-21Victor Lai
Round of 16W
Wednesday 4 November 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 4 November 2026
B. Yang16-21 20-22Victor Lai
Round of 32W

French Open

Wednesday 21 October 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 21 October 2026
Hu Zhe An21-9 21-17Victor Lai
Round of 32L

Denmark Open

Saturday 17 October 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 17 October 2026
Victor Lai19-21 10-21Alex Lanier
HighlightsSemi-finalL
Friday 16 October 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 16 October 2026
Rasmus Gemke21-19 16-21 14-21Victor Lai
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 15 October 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 15 October 2026
Victor Lai21-7 21-13Teh Jia Heng Jason
Round of 16W
Tuesday 13 October 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 13 October 2026
Victor Lai21-8 21-18Moh. Zaki Ubaidillah
Round of 32W

China Masters

Thursday 3 September 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 3 September 2026
Kidambi Srikanth21-18 21-19Victor Lai
Round of 16L
Wednesday 2 September 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 2 September 2026
Lakshya Sen14-21 7-21Victor Lai
Round of 32W

World Championships

Saturday 22 August 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 22 August 2026
Victor Lai21-16 13-21 14-21Alex Lanier
HighlightsSemi-finalL
Friday 21 August 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 21 August 2026
Victor Lai21-19 21-18Rasmus Gemke
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 20 August 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 20 August 2026
Loh Kean Yew20-22 18-21Victor Lai
HighlightsRound of 16W
Wednesday 19 August 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 19 August 2026
Mark Shelley Alcala7-21 14-21Victor Lai
Round of 32W
Tuesday 18 August 2026 · Round of 64
Tuesday 18 August 2026
Jeon Hyeok Jin12-21 17-21Victor Lai
Round of 64W

China Open

Saturday 25 July 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 25 July 2026
Victor Lai21-14 12-21 15-21Toma Junior Popov
HighlightsSemi-finalL
Friday 24 July 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 24 July 2026
Victor Lai21-14 21-17Jonatan Christie
HighlightsQuarter-finalW
Thursday 23 July 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 23 July 2026
Lakshya Sen19-21 11-21Victor Lai
Round of 16W
Wednesday 22 July 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 22 July 2026
Chi Yu Jen24-22 14-21 10-21Victor Lai
Round of 32W

Canada Open

Saturday 4 July 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 4 July 2026
Victor Lai21-15 16-21 11-21Yudai Okimoto
HighlightsSemi-finalL
Friday 3 July 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 3 July 2026
Victor Lai21-14 21-17Wang Yu-Kai
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 2 July 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 2 July 2026
Victor Lai21-15 21-12Kalle Koljonen
Round of 16W
Wednesday 1 July 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 1 July 2026
Victor Lai21-9 21-12Joakim Oldorff
Round of 32W

Indonesia Open

Sunday 7 June 2026 · Final
Sunday 7 June 2026
Jonatan Christie19-21 8-21Victor Lai
HighlightsFinalW
Saturday 6 June 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 6 June 2026
Chou Tien Chen19-21 21-19 19-21Victor Lai
Semi-finalW
Friday 5 June 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 5 June 2026
Victor Lai21-8 21-14Toma Junior Popov
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 4 June 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 4 June 2026
Koki Watanabe10-21 9-21Victor Lai
Round of 16W
Wednesday 3 June 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 3 June 2026
Victor Lai21-12 21-18Lin Chun-Yi
Round of 32W

Singapore Open

Thursday 28 May 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 28 May 2026
Anders Antonsen27-25 21-15Victor Lai
Round of 16L
Tuesday 26 May 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 26 May 2026
Victor Lai11-21 21-14 21-12Ayush Shetty
Round of 32W

Thailand Open

Wednesday 13 May 2026 · Round of 32
Wednesday 13 May 2026
Jeon Hyeok Jin22-20 21-19Victor Lai
Round of 32L

Thomas Cup

Wednesday 29 April 2026 ·
Wednesday 29 April 2026
Victor Lai21-9 21-6E. Stephen Sam
W
Monday 27 April 2026 ·
Monday 27 April 2026
Shi Yu QiWalkoverVictor Lai
W
Friday 24 April 2026 ·
Friday 24 April 2026
Lakshya Sen21-18 19-21 10-21Victor Lai
W

All England Open

Saturday 7 March 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 7 March 2026
Lakshya Sen21-16 18-21 21-15Victor Lai
Semi-finalL
Friday 6 March 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 6 March 2026
Koki Watanabe21-18 17-21 15-21Victor Lai
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 5 March 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 5 March 2026
Victor Lai21-12 21-18Lee Cheuk Yiu
Round of 16W
Tuesday 3 March 2026 · Round of 32
Tuesday 3 March 2026
Alex Lanier12-21 23-21 21-23Victor Lai
Round of 32W

India Open

Saturday 17 January 2026 · Semi-final
Saturday 17 January 2026
Victor Lai9-21 21-6 20-22Lin Chun-Yi
Semi-finalL
Friday 16 January 2026 · Quarter-final
Friday 16 January 2026
Victor Lai21-18 17-21 21-15Chi Yu Jen
Quarter-finalW
Thursday 15 January 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 15 January 2026
B. Yang15-21 12-21Victor Lai
Round of 16W
Tuesday 13 January 2026 · Round of 64
Tuesday 13 January 2026
Toma Junior Popov12-21 21-16 8-21Victor Lai
Round of 64W

Malaysia Open

Thursday 8 January 2026 · Round of 16
Thursday 8 January 2026
Anders Antonsen21-16 21-15Victor Lai
Round of 16L
Tuesday 6 January 2026 · Round of 64
Tuesday 6 January 2026
Yushi Tanaka21-16 21-23 7-21Victor Lai
Round of 64W

World ranking

#PlayerCountryTournamentsPointsChange
1
France
1889,932 —
2
Thailand
1789,465 —
3
Denmark
1885,525 —
4
Canada
1884,245
5
Chinese Taipei
2682,230
6
France
1481,565
7
China
1379,525 —
8
Japan
2078,740 —
9
Indonesia
1778,631 —
10
Indonesia
1873,699 —

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

Highlights

Statistics

Key figures

Career
Deciding 3rd game
22–13
63%
After losing game 1
12–27
31%
After winning game 1
46–7
87%
Finals
2–1
67%
Semi-finals
3–9
25%
Longest winning streak
8
wins in a row

H2H

MOST FREQUENT OPPONENTS 2022–2026
Wins / Losses
B. Yang
3
0
100%

Wins / Losses

2022–2026
Per discipline
Men's singles
57
34
63%
Mixed doubles
1
0
100%
Men's doubles
1
0
100%
Per year
2026
34
11
76%
2025
20
10
67%
2024
2
8
20%
2022
3
5
38%

Tournaments and titles

TournamentBest resultAppearancesMatches (W–L)
Korea OpenWinner 202615–0
Indonesia OpenWinner 202615–0
Canada OpenFinal 202527–2
World ChampionshipsSemi-final28–2
Indonesia Super 100Semi-final23–2
Denmark OpenSemi-final13–1
China OpenSemi-final13–1
All England OpenSemi-final13–1
India OpenSemi-final13–1
Korea MastersSemi-final13–1
US OpenQuarter-final12–1
China MastersRound of 1611–1
Singapore OpenRound of 1611–1
Malaysia OpenRound of 1611–1
Taipei OpenRound of 1610–1
French OpenRound of 3220–2
Thailand OpenRound of 3210–1
Japan MastersRound of 3210–1
Hylo OpenRound of 3210–1
Australian OpenRound of 3210–1
Vietnam OpenRound of 6410–1