Kai-I Wang vs Shintaro ImaiPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Kai-I Wang and Shintaro Imai have met 1 time since 2026; Shintaro Imai leads 1–0. Across all meetings Wang has taken 1 sets to Imai's 2. Their most recent meeting: Shintaro Imai won at M15 Luan (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Wang | Imai | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Kai-I Wang | Shintaro Imai | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 4/6 | 82% | 14/17 |
| Wins a set when losing | 22% | 2/9 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 27% | 4/15 | 37% | 11/30 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 100% | 1/1 | 53% | 10/19 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 5/8 | 83% | 5/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 2/3 | 45% | 5/11 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 71% | 5/7 | 75% | 15/20 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 57% | 4/7 | 70% | 14/20 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Wang 0, Imai 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Wang
🛡️ The Spoiler
Imai
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
The 👑 The Complete Package archetype wins about 55% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 65 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Shintaro Imai.
The Complete Package players often use elite serve & return and high bp conversion to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 27, 2026
M15 Luan
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Wang | Imai | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Kai-I Wang | Shintaro Imai | ||
| 1 or more | 50% | 1/2 | 100% | 14/14 |
| 3 or more | 50% | 1/2 | 100% | 14/14 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 71% | 10/14 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 7% | 1/14 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/2 | 0% | 0/14 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Wang | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | 8–6 |
| Avg odds | 3.58 | 1.59 |
| ROI % | +30.7% | -20.8% |
| Units P/L | +0.92u | -2.91u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Wang | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 3 | 3 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | TPE | KAZ → CHN |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. 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
Imai has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Wang's 20%).
| Opponent | Wang | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Kasidit Samrej | L 36 26 | L 64 16 67 |
| Fitriadi M Rifqi | L 76 36 67 | W 62 61 |
| Yuki Mochizuki | W 75 36 63 | W 76 36 61 |
| Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong | L 26 06 | L 36 67 |
| Leo Vithoontien | L 36 26 | W 62 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Kasidit Samrej
M25 Taipei · 2nd Round
Aug 27
Ryota Tanuma
M25 Taipei · 1st Round
Aug 25
Yu Hsiou Hsu
M25 Taipei · 1st Round
Aug 18
Naoto Tomizawa
Futures 2026
Jul 6
Ryotaro Taguchi
Futures 2026
Jun 30
Rin Kojima
Futures 2026
Jun 29
Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong
M15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Jun 17
Jaesung Choe
Futures 2026
Jun 16
Adrian Arcon
M15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 12
Shunsuke Mitsui
M15 Astana · Quarterfinals
Aug 8
Dan Brand
M15 Astana · 2nd Round
Aug 7
Karan Singh
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Aug 5
Sora Fukuda
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Jul 29
Naoki Nakagawa
M15 Tokyo · Quarterfinals
Jul 10
Kokoro Isomura
M15 Tokyo · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Taki Adachi
Futures 2026
Jul 8
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 15–31 matches
| Metric | Wang | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 40% | 55% |
| Sets won | 41% | 59% |
| Games won | 46% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Wang | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Wang | Imai |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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