Over the last meetings Shimizu, Y holds victories - 3, losses - 2. Sharipov, Marat on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 3, losses - 2. Based on the games played we can assume that rivals are in similar shape.
Shimizu, Y: Ben Jones – (Win 2:0), Andre Ilagan – (Loss 0:2), Harry Wendelken – (Loss 0:2), Yu Hsiou Hsu – (Win 1:2), Jie Cui – (Win 2:1).
Sharipov, Marat: Ji Sung Nam – (Win 0:2), Nishesh Basavareddy – (Loss 2:1), Jakub Paul – (Win 0:2), Clement Tabur – (Loss 2:1), Laurent Lokoli – (Win 1:2).Both contenders have moved to the qualification_final while beating strong opponents along the way. In tournaments as South Korea, Busan, Hard every match is meaningful which is why a great battle awaits us.