Hikaru Shiraishi faces Y. Tanaka in the M15 Yanagawa City round of 16 on hard. Hikaru Shiraishi is the paper favourite — leading the head-to-head 1–0 — but Y. Tanaka arrives in form, winning 8 of their last 10 on hard to Hikaru Shiraishi's 4 of 10.
Shiraishi H. came in with the higher hard rating (1619 vs 1542); Tanaka Y. with the better recent record (8–2 vs 4–6); Shiraishi H. with the head-to-head lead (1–0).
Umpiry, "Hikaru Shiraishi vs Y. Tanaka — M15 Yanagawa City Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-29/shiraishi-vs-tanaka-m15-yanagawa-city-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 29 October 2026).