ATP Challenger Taipei 2026 Preview: Draw, Title Odds, Injuries
The ATP Challenger Taipei main draw begins on 1 November, with Lloyd Harris, Coleman Wong Chak Lam and Jan Kumstat leading the field. 46 players and 29 singles matches on our card, hard (indoor) court.
When is the ATP Challenger Taipei?
The tournament starts on 1 November, with the final on 2 November. Dates are taken from the published draw.
Who are the title favourites for the ATP Challenger Taipei?
Lloyd Harris is the favourite with a 28.7% chance of the title, ahead of Coleman Wong Chak Lam on 17.3%. Worked out round by round from the published draw and our player ratings.
| Player | Title chance | Our fair price |
|---|---|---|
| Lloyd Harris 3 | 28.7% | 3.5 |
| Coleman Wong Chak Lam 1 | 17.3% | 5.8 |
| Jan Kumstat | 9.6% | 10.4 |
| Rei Sakamoto 5 | 6.1% | 16.4 |
| Harold Mayot | 5.9% | 17.0 |
| Daniel Michalski | 5.5% | 18.3 |
| Sho Shimabukuro 2 | 5.0% | 20.0 |
| Stefanos Sakellaridis 7 | 4.1% | 24.1 |
| Chun Hsin Tseng | 3.0% | 33.1 |
| Charles Broom | 2.5% | 39.9 |
What is the surface at the ATP Challenger Taipei?
The tournament is played on hard (indoor) court.
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 | 5-1 | 83% |
| Chun-Chien Hou | 4-1 | 80% |
| Daniel Michalski | 4-1 | 80% |
| Yaroslav Demin | 11-3 | 79% |
| Yanki Erel | 7-2 | 78% |
| Omar Jasika | 13-5 | 72% |
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 | W 2-0, RET, W 2-0 | retired once in 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, 27 days out |
Playing a first match in a while, with nothing physical on their record: Daniel Michalski (21 days). A gap between tournaments is normal at this time of year - treat it as rust, not as a doubt.
Which home players are in the ATP Challenger Taipei?
8 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, 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 |