Over the last matches Kichenok L / Ninomiya M holds victories - 0, losses - 5. Maleckova J / Skoch M on the other hand holds the following results from the latest games: victories - 3, losses - 2. Based on this data we can assume that Maleckova J / Skoch M currently is in better form, unlike Kichenok L / Ninomiya M.
Kichenok L / Ninomiya M: Kobori M / Shimizu A – (Loss 2:0), Minnen/ Van Uytvanck – (Loss 2:0), Minnen G / Van Uytvanck A – (Loss 2:0), Kichenok/ Olaru – (Loss 2:1), Kichenok N / Olaru R – (Loss 2:1).
Maleckova J / Skoch M: Hunter S / Tjen J – (Loss 2:0), Chan H / Kato M – (Win 2:1), Liu C / Quevedo K – (Win 2:1), Guarachi A / Muhammad A – (Win 0:2), Khromacheva I / Samsonova L – (Loss 2:0).Both opponents have moved to the round_of_16 while beating strong opponents on their way there. In tournaments as China, Guangzhou, Hard, Doubles each event is meaningful which is why a great matchup awaits us.