Over the last matches Taisei Ichikawa holds wins - 3, losses - 2. Imamura, Masamichi on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 3, losses - 2. Based on the games played we can assume that rivals are in similar shape.
Taisei Ichikawa: Evan Zhu – (Loss 1:2), Karol Filar – (Win 1:2), Hunter Heck – (Loss 2:0), Hikaru Shiraishi – (Win 2:1), Shinji Hazawa – (Win 2:1).
Imamura, Masamichi: Fajing Sun – (Loss 2:1), Sanhui Shin – (Win 0:2), Omar Jasika – (Win 1:2), Hiroki Moriya – (Win 2:0), Noah Zamora – (Loss 2:0).Both contenders have moved to the qualification_round_1 while beating strong opponents on their way there. In tournaments as Miyazaki every match is meaningful which is why a great matchup awaits us.