Over the last meetings Shiraishi, Hikaru holds victories - 4, losses - 1. Yamanaka, Taiyo on the other hand holds the following results from the latest games: victories - 4, losses - 1. Based on this data we come to a conclusion that rivals are in similar shape.
Shiraishi, Hikaru: Yuto Oki – (Win 2:0), Jumpei Yamasaki – (Win 2:1), Yu Tanaka – (Win 1:0), Sho Katayama – (Win 2:0), Hugo Hashimoto – (Loss 0:2).
Yamanaka, Taiyo: Shinji Hazawa – (Win 2:1), Takuya Kumasaka – (Win 1:2), Kosuke Shibano – (Win 0:2), Natsuki Yamamoto – (Win 0:2), Yuto Oki – (Loss 0:2).
