Over the last games Rio Noguchi holds victories - 2, losses - 3. Daniel, Taro on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 3, losses - 2. Based on the games played we can assume that Daniel, Taro currently is in better form, unlike Rio Noguchi.
Rio Noguchi: Yi Zhou – (Win 2:0), Daniel Michalski – (Win 2:0), Alibek Kachmazov – (Loss 2:0), Kasidit Samrej – (Loss 2:1), Alexandre Muller – (Loss 1:2).
Daniel, Taro: Max Schoenhaus – (Win 0:2), Masamichi Imamura – (Win 0:2), Terence Atmane – (Loss 2:0), Andre Ilagan – (Win 2:0), Nikoloz Basilashvili – (Loss 0:2).Both contenders have moved to the quarterfinal while defeating worthy opponents along the way. In tournaments as Japan, Matsuyama, Hard every match is meaningful which is why a great matchup awaits us.