Over the last games Shiraishi, Hikaru holds wins - 2, losses - 3. Katayama, Sho on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 1, losses - 4. Based on this data we come to a conclusion that Shiraishi, Hikaru at the moment is in better form, in comparison to Katayama, Sho.
Shiraishi, Hikaru: Sho Katayama – (Win 2:0), Hugo Hashimoto – (Loss 0:2), Sora Fukuda – (Win 1:0), Ryan Seggerman – (Loss 2:1), Adam Walton – (Loss 2:0).
Katayama, Sho: Hikaru Shiraishi – (Loss 2:0), Kuan-Yi Lee – (Loss 1:1), Marc-Andrea Huesler – (Loss 2:0), Braden Shick – (Loss 0:2), Taisei Ichikawa – (Win 0:2).