ATP Challenger Taipei 2026 Preview: Draw, Title Odds, Injuries
The ATP Challenger Taipei main draw begins on 1 November, with Coleman Wong Chak Lam, Jan Kumstat and Yosuke Watanuki leading the field. 50 players and 41 singles matches on our card, hard (indoor) court.
When is the ATP Challenger Taipei?
The tournament starts on 1 November. Matches are listed to 5 November so far; the later rounds join the card as the draw is published.
Who are the title favourites for the ATP Challenger Taipei?
Coleman Wong Chak Lam is the favourite with a 25.4% chance of the title, ahead of Jan Kumstat on 14.6%. Worked out round by round from the published draw and our player ratings.
| Player | Title chance | Our fair price |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Wong Chak Lam 1 | 25.4% | 3.9 |
| Jan Kumstat | 14.6% | 6.8 |
| Yosuke Watanuki Q | 12.3% | 8.1 |
| Omar Jasika Q | 8.0% | 12.5 |
| Sho Shimabukuro 2 | 7.8% | 12.9 |
| Harold Mayot | 5.6% | 17.7 |
| Chun Hsin Tseng | 5.2% | 19.1 |
| Charles Broom | 4.0% | 24.7 |
| Yaroslav Demin SE | 3.8% | 26.4 |
| Yuta Shimizu Q | 3.6% | 27.5 |
What is the surface at the ATP Challenger Taipei?
The tournament is played on hard (indoor) court.
Very fast court. How it has actually played, against the average for its level.
Servers held
+10.6% vs tour average 73.0%
Serve points won
+5.6% vs tour average 60.6%
Aces
+0.32 vs tour average 0.31
Measured from 26 matches played at this event, against the average for its level over the same period. Not a surface label.
Who won the ATP Challenger Taipei in 2025?
Yoshihito Nishioka won it in 2025, beating James Duckworth 2-0.
Which players come to the ATP Challenger Taipei in form?
Win-loss over the last five weeks, across every event, from our own results record.
| Player | Last 5 weeks | Win rate |
|---|---|---|
| Yosuke Watanuki | 7-1 | 88% |
| Chun-Chien Hou | 6-1 | 86% |
| Yaroslav Demin | 11-3 | 79% |
| Coleman Wong Chak Lam | 11-3 | 79% |
| Omar Jasika | 14-5 | 74% |
| Lloyd Harris | 7-3 | 70% |
Which players are carrying an injury into the tournament?
Retirements, walkovers and medical timeouts from our own tracking. A short price on a player who has not finished a match lately is the easiest way to lose money at this level.
| Player | Recent | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Yanki Erel | RET, W 2-0, RET | retired in 2 of the last 3 matches |
| Alibek Kachmazov | RET, L 1-2, W 2-0 | retired once in the last 3 matches |
| Alafia Ayeni | RET, L 1-2, W 2-0 | retired once in the last 3 matches |
| Alexandre Muller | RET, L 0-2, L 0-2 | retired once in the last 3 matches |
| Rei Sakamoto | RET, W 2-0, W 2-0 | retired once in the last 3 matches |
| Chun Hsin Tseng | RET, W 2-0, W 2-0 | first match back: retired on 5 Oct, 29 days out |
Which home players are in the ATP Challenger Taipei?
9 players from Taiwan are in the singles draw. Chun Hsin Tseng, Chun-Chien Hou, Kuan Shou Chen, Kai-i Wang, Tin Chen, Tsung-Hao Huang, Tung-Lin Wu, Yan Cheng Chen, Hsiou Hsu Yu.
What are the first round matchups at the ATP Challenger Taipei?
| Match | Time (UTC) | Prices | Market makes it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yanki Erel v Yan Cheng Chen | 03:00 | — | — |
| Masamichi Imamura v Luca Staeheli | 03:00 | 2.42 / 1.57 | 61% L. Staeheli |
| Dimitris Sakellaridis v Yuta Shimizu | 04:30 | 3.71 / 1.28 | 74% Y. Shimizu |
| Akira Santillan v Evan Zhu | 04:30 | 1.58 / 2.42 | 60% A. Santillan |
| Christian Langmo v Khumoyun Sultanov | 06:00 | 2.69 / 1.48 | 65% K. Sultanov |
| Yosuke Watanuki v Dominik Palan | 06:00 | 1.06 / 8.83 | 89% Y. Watanuki |
| Tin Chen v Kang Leong Mitsuki Wei | 07:30 | 7.00 / 1.07 | 87% W. K. Leong M. |
| Jake Delaney v Kai-i Wang | 07:30 | 1.14 / 5.00 | 81% Ja. Delaney |
| Alibek Kachmazov v Chun-Chien Hou | 09:00 | — | — |
| Kasidit Samrej v Koki Matsuda | 09:00 | 1.67 / 2.25 | 57% K. Samrej |
| Alafia Ayeni v Kaichi Uchida | 10:30 | 1.88 / 1.94 | 51% A. Ayeni |
| Alexander Donski v Omar Jasika | 10:30 | 2.25 / 1.57 | 59% O. Jasika |