Over the last matches Rio Noguchi holds wins - 1, losses - 4. Zhou, Yi on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 3, losses - 2. Based on this data we come to a conclusion that Zhou, Yi currently is in better form, in comparison to Rio Noguchi.
Rio Noguchi: Daniel Michalski – (Win 2:0), Alibek Kachmazov – (Loss 2:0), Kasidit Samrej – (Loss 2:1), Alexandre Muller – (Loss 1:2), Dalibor Svrcina – (Loss 2:0).
Zhou, Yi: Takuya Kumasaka – (Win 0:2), Jake Delaney – (Loss 1:2), Elias Ymer – (Win 1:2), Chak Lam Coleman Wong – (Loss 2:0), Andre Ilagan – (Win 2:0).Both contenders have moved to the round_of_16 while beating worthy opponents along the way. In tournaments as Japan, Matsuyama, Hard every match is meaningful which is why a great battle awaits us.