Hanyi Liu vs Kosuke ShibanoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Hanyi Liu and Kosuke Shibano have met 1 time since 2026; Hanyi Liu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Liu has taken 2 sets to Shibano's 0. Their most recent meeting: Hanyi Liu won at M15 Wuning (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Liu | Shibano | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Hanyi Liu | Kosuke Shibano | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 79% | 19/24 | 50% | 8/16 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 5/16 | 13% | 2/15 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 10/40 | 32% | 10/31 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 82% | 9/11 | 0% | 0/3 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 59% | 13/22 | 36% | 5/14 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 56% | 5/9 | 50% | 3/6 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 19/23 | 86% | 12/14 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 83% | 19/23 | 57% | 8/14 |
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 (Liu 1, Shibano 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Liu
🪃 Counterpuncher
Shibano
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs 🛡️ The Spoiler is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 115 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 8, 2026
M15 Wuning
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Liu | Shibano |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–5 | - |
| Avg odds | 3.07 | - |
| ROI % | -17.4% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.39u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Liu | Shibano |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | 542 mi · 872 km | — |
| Route | CHN | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Liu and Shibano posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Liu | Shibano |
|---|---|---|
| Zi Hui Chen | W 64 63 | W 63 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Evan Zhu
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 30
Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong
Guangzhou Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Yaroslav Demin
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Denis Yevseyev
Shanghai Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Ren Nakamura
Shanghai Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Fajing Sun
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 3
Kaichi Uchida
Zhangjiagang Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 31
Chase Ferguson
M15 Maanshan · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Kanan Gasimov
M15 Wuning · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 14
Kenta Nakamura
Futures 2026
Jul 13
Kenta Nakamura
M15 Wuning · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 13
Hanyi Liu
M15 Wuning · 1st Round
Jul 8
Jangjun Kim
M15 Wuning · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jul 7
Ryusei Miyazato
M15 Wuning · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jul 6
Xiuyuan Guo
M15 Wuning · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 5
Thantub Suksumrarn
M15 Singapore · 1st Round
Apr 21
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 32–40 matches
| Metric | Liu | Shibano |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 53% |
| Sets won | 59% | 48% |
| Games won | 54% | 49% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Liu | Shibano |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Liu | Shibano |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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