Men's singles

Kenta Nishimoto vs Toma Junior Popov

Head to head
2
World ranking #29
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1
World ranking #13
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Kenta Nishimoto leads the head to head 2-1 against Toma Junior Popov. Their last meeting was in the round of 32 of Malaysia Open 2026, where Kenta Nishimoto won 21-14 14-21 21-5.

All meetings

6 Jan 2026 Malaysia Open 2026
Super 1000 · Round of 32
Nishimoto
21-14 14-21 21-5
14 Jan 2025 India Open 2025
Super 750 · Round of 32
Popov
20-22 21-10 21-14
2 Apr 2023 Madrid Spain Masters 2023
Super 300 · Semi-finals
Nishimoto
21-10 15-21 23-21

Kenta Nishimoto: last matches

20 Oct 2026 L Chi Yu Jen
French Open 2026 · Round of 32
20-22 21-17 14-21
14 Oct 2026 L Jason Gunawan
Denmark Open 2026 · Round of 32
16-21 16-21
3 Sept 2026 L Anders Antonsen
China Masters 2026 · Round of 16
11-21 9-21
1 Sept 2026 W Rasmus Gemke
China Masters 2026 · Round of 32
21-17 21-14
19 Aug 2026 L Ng Ka Long Angus
World Championships 2026 · Round of 32
21-17 16-21 18-21
18 Aug 2026 W Christo Popov
World Championships 2026 · Round of 64
21-17 21-19

Toma Junior Popov: last matches

23 Oct 2026 L Alex Lanier
French Open 2026 · Quarter-finals
21-16 16-21 16-21
22 Oct 2026 W Jia Heng Teh
French Open 2026 · Round of 16
21-10 21-14
20 Oct 2026 W Kunlavut Vitidsarn
French Open 2026 · Round of 32
9-21 21-14 21-15
14 Oct 2026 L Yudai Okimoto
Denmark Open 2026 · Round of 32
10-21 12-21
8 Oct 2026 L Yushi Tanaka
Arctic Open 2026 · Round of 16
10-21 19-21
7 Oct 2026 W Rasmus Gemke
Arctic Open 2026 · Round of 32
21-18 21-18

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