Over the last meetings Shiraishi, Hikaru holds wins - 3, losses - 2. Nishiwaki, K on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 3, losses - 2. Based on this data we can assume that rivals are in similar shape.
Shiraishi, Hikaru: Max Purcell – (Loss 2:0), Jangjun Kim – (Loss 1:2), Kosuke Ogura – (Win 2:1), Shinji Hazawa – (Win 2:0), Leo Vithoontien – (Win 2:0).
Nishiwaki, K: Yusuke Kusuhara – (Loss 2:0), Jake Delaney – (Loss 2:0), Taketo Takamisawa – (Win 2:1), Fujiwara, Tomoki – (Win 2:0), Kawada, Kenta – (Win 2:0).
