Seong Chan Hong and Sho Shimabukuro will square off in the semifinal of the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 10:30 am on COURT A. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Seong Chan Hong who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Seong Chan Hong is the pick to win this match.
Seong Chan Hong -> 1.68
Sho Shimabukuro -> 2.12
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Prediction and head to head Seong Chan Hong vs. Sho Shimabukuro
This will be the 4th time that Seong Chan Hong and Sho Shimabukuro clash against each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Chan Hong (see full H2H stats), 2-1 on hard.
The last time that they played, Shimabukuro won 3-6 6-4 6-1 in the final in M25 Harmon back in 2022.
Seong Chan Hong
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-18 | 27-14 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-34 | 17-18 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-18 | 36-12 | 4-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-8 | 7-3 | 10-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 257, Chan Hong reached the semifinal after defeating Kasidit Samrej 6-4 6-4, Nam Hoang Ly 6-2 7-63 and Michael Geerts 6-1 7-5.
In the quarter, The Korean had a good straight sets win against Geerts (6-1 7-5). During the match, Chan Hong scored 71 points vs Geerts’s 50. Chan Hong was exceptionally aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about the service games, Chan Hong struck 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Seong Chan Hong lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Chan Hong put 61% of his first serves in, winning 69% (24/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the 2nd serve. Seong broke Geerts 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Korean hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to conquer 57% of the points he played.
Chan Hong has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 67% of his matches (190-93). 3-1 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Chan Hong has an aggregate 166-71 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
The Korean has an aggregate 3-1 win-loss record in 2023, 3-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger
The Korean has never competed in this tournament before.
Sho Shimabukuro
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 10-17 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-4 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-26 | 19-17 | 7-1 | 9-4 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-25 | 38-20 | 0-2 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 31-20 | 28-18 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 261, the Japanese reached the semifinal after beating Mats Moraing 6-3 6-2, James Duckworth 7-64 4-6 6-1 and Zdenek Kolar 6-0 6-77 6-2.
In the quarter, The Japanese defeated Kolar (6-0 6-77 6-2). During the match Shimabukuro scored 112 points vs Kolar’s 86. Sho was quite aggressive to blast 30 winners.
About the serving games, Shimabukuro recorded 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Sho Shimabukuro was extremely efficient on serve to win 75% (30/40) of his 1st serve and 58% (26/45) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Sho broke Kolar 7 times after converting 39% of his break points (7/18).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sho has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
The Japanese has an aggregate 4-2 win-loss record in 2023, 4-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nonthaburi 3 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Chan Hong | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 60 | 74 |
| Pts | 216-165 | 265-219 |
| Total Points | 381 | 484 |
| Winners | 77 | 91 |
| %Winners | 36% | 34% |
Both Chan Hong and Shimabukuro played 3 matches. At the moment, Sho Shimabukuro conceded 2 sets while Seong Chan Hong hasn’t lost a set so far. Chan Hong has played 2 set(s) less than Shimabukuro (6 vs 8). Therefore, Chan Hong played 14 games less than Shimabukuro. Chan Hong scored 77 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, The Japanese struck 91 winners (34%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Chan Hong | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 19 |
| Avg per match | 6.7 | 6.3 |
| 1st in | 106/187 | 120/240 |
| %1st in | 57% | 50% |
| 1st pts | 77/106 | 91/120 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 48/81 | 73/120 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 61% |
Chan Hong bagged 20 aces (6.7 per match). Shimabukuro made 19 aces (6.3 per match). Chan Hong won 73% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Shimabukuro won 76% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Chan Hong | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 13 |
| Converted | 11/21 | 13/32 |
| % Converted | 52% | 41% |
| Conceded | 14 | 18 |
| Saved | 10 | 14 |
| % Saved | 71% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
The Korean broke his opponents 11 times with a 52% conversion rate. Seong surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponents 13 times with a 41% conversion rate. Shimabukuro conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Chan Hong | |||||
| R1 Samrej |
R2 Hoang Ly |
1/4 Geerts |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-2 7-63 | 6-1 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 21 | 19 | 60 | |
| pts | 69-53 | 76-62 | 71-50 | 216-165 | |
| Total points | 122 | 138 | 121 | 381 | |
| Winners | 24 | 29 | 24 | 77 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 38% | 34% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 8 | 3 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 28/53 | 43/77 | 35/57 | 106/187 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 56% | 61% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 24/28 | 29/43 | 24/35 | 77/106 | |
| % 1st pts | 86% | 67% | 69% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/25 | 18/34 | 13/22 | 48/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 53% | 59% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 4/6 | 5/8 | 11/21 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 67% | 63% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 8/10 | 2/4 | 10 | |
| Saved % | – | 80% | 50% | 43% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Shimabukuro | |||||
| R1 Moraing |
R2 Duckworth |
1/4 Kolar |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 7-64 4-6 6-1 | 6-0 6-77 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 30 | 27 | 74 | |
| pts | 61-45 | 92-88 | 112-86 | 265-219 | |
| Total points | 106 | 180 | 198 | 484 | |
| Winners | 26 | 35 | 30 | 91 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 38% | 27% | 34% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 7 | 8 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 29/50 | 51/105 | 40/85 | 120/240 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 49% | 47% | 50% | |
| 1st pts | 26/29 | 35/51 | 30/40 | 91/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 69% | 75% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/21 | 35/54 | 26/45 | 73/120 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 65% | 58% | 61% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 3/5 | 7/18 | 13/32 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 60% | 39% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 9 | 8 | 18 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 7/9 | 6/8 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 78% | 75% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWLWWLWLL Tennis Scores in Nonthaburi 3 Challenger
- Giovanni FonioFonio – Antoine EscoffierEscoffier (7-5 6-75 2-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Seong Chan HongChan Hong – Michael GeertsGeerts (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
- Arthur CazauxCazaux – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (7-64 6-4) – See score progression
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Zdenek KolarKolar (6-0 6-77 6-2) – See score progression
- Anirudh Chandrasekar/N. Vijay Sundar PrashanthChandrasekar/N. Vijay Sundar Prashanth – Jason Jung/Evan KingJung/Evan King (4-6 7-65 10-8) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Giovanni FonioFonio – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Seong Chan HongChan Hong (1-2) – H2H and prediction
