Kodai NARAOKA beats Ayush SHETTY to move on to the Quarter Finals in the men's singles this French Open 2026

Kodai NARAOKA kept it clean at the French Open Badminton 2026, seeing off Ayush SHETTY 21-17 11-6 without dropping a game in the Men's Singles Round of 16.

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21-17 — game 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 4 points.

What's Next

Kodai NARAOKA advances to the quarter-finals of the French Open Badminton 2026, while Ayush SHETTY's run ends here. Up next for Kodai NARAOKA: the Quarter Finals against Christo POPOV — a player winning 55% of 223 recorded matches. Christo POPOV holds the head-to-head edge 1-0, which makes this the sterner test.

Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis

Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored Kodai NARAOKA with a 68% confidence projection on the draw's seeding. The encounter closely reflected the analytical projection.

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