Zhe Li and Sho Shimabukuro will square off in the 2^nd round of the Kobe Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 10:30 am on COURT F.

Zhe Li: results and record

Ranked no. 194 (career high), Zhe will start his run in Kobe Challenger after he played his last match in Shenzhen Challenger where he lost 6-3 4-6 6-1 to Zhang in the final the 3^rd of November.

Li has a 35-30 win-loss record in 2019, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the year on indoor hard courts.

Zhe’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Shenzhen Challenger.

Last year in the Kobe Challenger

Li reached the 1^st round last year in Kobe Challenger before retiring against Yosuke Watanuki when he was 4-4 ret.

Sho Shimabukuro: results and record

Ranked no. 479, Shimabukuro reached the 2^nd round after beating Takashi Saito 7-6¹ 6-3.

Sho’s best result of the season was reaching the semi-finals in the Yokkaichi Challenger.

Sho has a 5-1 win-loss record in 2019, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Last year in the Kobe Challenger

Shimabukuro lost in the qualifications 6-4 6-3 to Andrew Harris.

Kobe Challenger Live score and result Zhe Li vs. Sho Shimabukuro

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Prediction and head to head Zhe Li vs. Sho Shimabukuro

There is no head to head record between Zhe Li and Sho Shimabukuro since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zhe Li who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Zhe Li is the pick to win this match.
Zhe Li -> 1.40
Sho Shimabukuro -> 2.75

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Head 2 Head

• 0Slam
• 0Main
• 0Chall
• 16Minor

• 0Slam
• 0Main
• 3Chall
• 3Minor

Zhe
Li

0:1

Sho
Shimabukuro

Rank

854

High

193

0I.hard1

Rank

177

High

135

Win Loss

Li

LLWLL

Shimabukuro

LWWLWLWLLW

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1 - 4

29 - 26

1-3

Hard

20-15

0-0

I Hard

3-5

0-1

Clay

1-3

0-0

Grass

5-3

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