Over the last games Mccabe, James holds wins - 4, losses - 1. Matsuoka, Hayato on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 3, losses - 1. Based on this data we can assume that Mccabe, James currently is in better form, unlike Matsuoka, Hayato.
Mccabe, James: Andre Ilagan – (Win 2:0), Cruz Hewitt – (Loss 1:2), Joshua Charlton – (Win 2:0), Ibraimi, Ymerali – (Win 2:0), Matthew Hulme – (Win 2:1).
Matsuoka, Hayato: Ognjen Milic – (Win 2:1), Daniil Ostapenkov – (Draw 1:1), Muzammil Murtaza – (Win 2:0), Zhizhen Zhang – (Loss 0:2), Marc Polmans – (Win 1:2).Both contenders have moved to the round_of_16 while defeating admirable opponents along the way. In tournaments as Japan, Yokkaichi, Hard every game is meaningful which is why a great battle awaits us.