Kaloyana NALBANTOVA beats Ratchanok INTANON to move on to the Quarter Finals in the women's singles this Li-Ning China Masters 2026
Kaloyana NALBANTOVA kept it clean at the Li-Ning China Masters 2026, seeing off Ratchanok INTANON 22-20 21-17 without dropping a game in the Women's Singles Round of 16.
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22-20 — game 1 was the tightest of the match, settled by just 2 points.
What's Next
Kaloyana NALBANTOVA advances to the quarter-finals of the Li-Ning China Masters 2026, while Ratchanok INTANON's run ends here. Up next for Kaloyana NALBANTOVA: the Quarter Finals against Tomoka MIYAZAKI — a player winning 64% of 140 recorded matches. Our results ledger has no previous meetings between the two.
Pre-Match AI Scout Analysis
Prior to the encounter, the AI Scout model favored Ratchanok INTANON with a 68% confidence projection on the draw's seeding. Defying the analytical model's 68% projection, Kaloyana NALBANTOVA produced a decisive tactical shift to secure the upset.
Match video
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