Over the last games Shimabukuro, S holds victories - 3, losses - 2. Smith, Keegan on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 2, losses - 3. Based on this data we can assume that Shimabukuro, S at the moment is in better form, in comparison to Smith, Keegan.
Shimabukuro, S: Yuta Shimizu – (Win 2:0), Yuta Shimizu – (Loss 1:2), Uisung Park – (Win 2:0), Leandro Riedi – (Loss 0:2), Beibit Zhukayev – (Win 2:1).
Smith, Keegan: Hayato Matsuoka – (Win 2:1), Li Tu – (Loss 1:2), Enzo Aguiard – (Win 2:0), Pavel Kotov – (Loss 2:0), Shintaro Mochizuki – (Loss 2:1).Both contenders have moved to the round_of_16 while defeating admirable opponents on their way there. In tournaments as China, Jiujiang, Hard every game is meaningful which is why a great battle awaits us.