Over the last games Kikuchi, Yuta holds victories - 1, losses - 4. Taisei Ichikawa on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 2, losses - 3. Based on the games played we can assume that Taisei Ichikawa currently is in better form, in comparison to Kikuchi, Yuta.
Kikuchi, Yuta: Zhao Zhao – (Loss 1:2), Rigele Те – (Loss 2:0), Omar Jasika – (Loss 2:0), Dimitris Sakellaridis – (Win 2:1), Boris Butulija – (Loss 1:0).
Taisei Ichikawa: Ryuki Matsuda – (Loss 0:2), Hiroki Moriya – (Loss 2:0), Ergi Kirkin – (Loss 1:2), Lorenzo Lorusso – (Win 0:2), Karma, Noah – (Win 1:2).Both contenders have moved to the qualification_round_1 while beating worthy opponents along the way. In tournaments as Kobe every match is extremely important which is why a great matchup awaits us.