Over the last games Yamanaka, Taiyo holds victories - 3, losses - 2. Hazawa, Shinji on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 3, losses - 2. Based on this data a conclusion can be made that rivals are in similar shape.
Yamanaka, Taiyo: Takuya Kumasaka – (Win 1:2), Kosuke Shibano – (Win 0:2), Natsuki Yamamoto – (Win 0:2), Yuto Oki – (Loss 0:2), Anton Shepp – (Loss 0:2).
Hazawa, Shinji: Markus Malaszszak – (Win 0:1), Kawanishi, Hyu – (Win 1:2), Kazuma Kawachi – (Win 1:2), Hou Chun-Chien – (Loss 1:2), Hiromasa Koyama – (Loss 2:1).
