Dong Ju Kim vs Ku Keon KangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Dong Ju Kim and Ku Keon Kang have met 1 time since 2026; Ku Keon Kang leads 1–0. Across all meetings Kim has taken 0 sets to Kang's 2. Their most recent meeting: Ku Keon Kang won at M15 Maanshan (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ju Kim | Keon Kang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Dong Ju Kim | Ku Keon Kang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 83% | 29/35 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 10/25 | 38% | 3/8 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 27% | 16/60 | 31% | 4/13 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 9/18 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 73% | 11/15 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 70% | 14/20 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 84% | 31/37 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 78% | 29/37 | 80% | 4/5 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ju Kim 0, Keon Kang 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kim
⚔️ The Gladiator
Kang
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 53% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,464 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Ku Keon Kang.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 19, 2026
M15 Maanshan
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kim | Kang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Dong Ju Kim | Ku Keon Kang | ||
| 1 or more | 64% | 7/11 | 67% | 2/3 |
| 3 or more | 27% | 3/11 | 33% | 1/3 |
| 5 or more | 18% | 2/11 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/3 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/3 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kim | Kang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–3 | 1–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.67 | 1.88 |
| ROI % | -12.3% | +7.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.86u | +0.14u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Kim has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Kang's 20%).
| Opponent | Kim | Kang |
|---|---|---|
| Yan Cheng Chen | L | W 63 62 |
| Yunseong Chung | L 57 16 | L |
| Toshiki Karigyo | W 76 61 | L 26 64 46 |
| San Hui Sin | W 63 75 | L 16 46 |
| Kazuma Kawachi | W 62 63 | L 75 46 810 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Yan Cheng Chen
M25 Luan · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Kuan-Yi Lee
M25 Luan · 1st Round
Oct 7
Kosuke Ogura
M15 Luan · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Xing Dao Chen
M15 Luan · 1st Round
Sep 30
Martin Borisiouk
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Quoc Cuong Tran
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Grigoriy Lomakin
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Kristjan Tamm
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Yunseong Chung
M15 Maanshan · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Anmar Faleh Alhogbani
M15 Maanshan · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Dong Ju Kim
M15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Aug 19
Natsuki Yamamoto
M15 Maanshan · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 18
Jaesung Choe
M15 Maanshan · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 17
Nathan Qi
M15 Maanshan · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 16
Xirui Han
M15 Tianjin · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 10
Darcy Nicholls
M15 Tianjin · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 9
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 13–60 matches
| Metric | Kim | Kang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 38% |
| Sets won | 59% | 43% |
| Games won | 53% | 46% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kim | Kang |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kim | Kang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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