Over the last meetings Kusuhara, Yusuke holds victories - 1, losses - 4. Shiraishi, Hikaru on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 4, losses - 1. Based on this data we can assume that Shiraishi, Hikaru currently is in better form, unlike Kusuhara, Yusuke.
Kusuhara, Yusuke: Jay Dylan Hara Friend – (Loss 2:1), Luca Castelnuovo – (Loss 2:0), Takuya Kumasaka – (Loss 0:2), Makoto Ochi – (Win 2:0), Sora Fukuda – (Loss 1:2).
Shiraishi, Hikaru: Ognjen Milic – (Loss 1:2), Kosuke Ogura – (Win 1:2), Riku Takahata – (Win 0:2), Taiyo Yamanaka – (Win 2:0), Yuto Oki – (Win 2:0).
Over the last meetings Kusuhara, Yusuke holds victories - 1, losses - 4. Shiraishi, Hikaru on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 4, losses - 1. Based on this data we can assume that Shiraishi, Hikaru currently is in better form, unlike Kusuhara, Yusuke.
Kusuhara, Yusuke: Jay Dylan Hara Friend – (Loss 2:1), Luca Castelnuovo – (Loss 2:0), Takuya Kumasaka – (Loss 0:2), Makoto Ochi – (Win 2:0), Sora Fukuda – (Loss 1:2).
Shiraishi, Hikaru: Ognjen Milic – (Loss 1:2), Kosuke Ogura – (Win 1:2), Riku Takahata – (Win 0:2), Taiyo Yamanaka – (Win 2:0), Yuto Oki – (Win 2:0).Both contenders have moved to the qualification_round_1 while beating worthy opponents on their way there. In tournaments as Kobe every match is meaningful which is why a great matchup awaits us.