Over the last matches Yuki Naito holds victories - 1, losses - 4. Yao, Xinxin on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 3, losses - 2. Based on the games played we can assume that Yao, Xinxin at the moment is in better form, unlike Yuki Naito.
Yuki Naito: Rinko Matsuda – (Loss 2:1), Mei Yamaguchi – (Loss 2:1), Sakura Saito – (Loss 0:2), Caroline Dolehide – (Loss 1:2), Madison Brengle – (Win 0:2).
Yao, Xinxin: Katie Swan – (Loss 2:0), Xiaodi You – (Win 2:1), Hanna Chang – (Win 2:1), Daria Khomutsianskaya – (Loss 2:1), Rada Zolotareva – (Win 2:0).