Bu Yunchaokete and Yasutaka Uchiyama will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Seoul Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 12:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Bu Yunchaokete who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Bu Yunchaokete is the pick to win this match.
Bu Yunchaokete -> 1.8
Yasutaka Uchiyama -> 1.96
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Prediction and head to head Bu Yunchaokete vs. Yasutaka Uchiyama
There is no head to head record between Bu Yunchaokete and Yasutaka Uchiyama since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Bu Yunchaokete
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 44-20 | 38-12 | 3-2 | 2-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-23 | 27-15 | 0-0 | 6-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 87-28 | 84-24 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 2021 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 242, the Chinese reached the semifinal after defeating Altug Celikbilek 3-6 6-3 6-1, Emilio Gomez 6-4 6-71 6-3 and Seong Chan Hong 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Yunchaokete had a good straight sets win against Chan Hong (6-4 6-4). During the match, Yunchaokete scored 69 points vs Chan Hong’s 58. Bu was exceptionally aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Yunchaokete fired 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Bu Yunchaokete was extremely effective on serve to win 74% (23/31) of his 1st serve and 56% (20/36) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Chinese broke Chan Hong 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Yunchaokete has dropped 2 set in this event to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Yunchaokete has a fantastic record in the last 4 years having won 72% of his matches (106-42). 12-6 on hard in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Yunchaokete has an aggregate97-32 win-loss record in the last 4 years on hard.
Bu’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Las Franquesas del Valles Challenger.
The Chinese has a compiled 18-10 win-loss record in 2023, 12-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Seoul Challenger
Yunchaokete has never competed in this tournament before.
Yasutaka Uchiyama
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-18 | 25-14 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-24 | 27-22 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-21 | 16-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-26 | 9-13 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-13 | 4-5 | 0-2 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 277, the Japanese got to the semifinal after beating Young Seok Kim 6-1 6-0, Dayne Kelly 7-66 1-6 6-3, Mukund Sasikumar 6-4 6-711 6-0, James Duckworth 6-4 6-2 and Denis Kudla 6-3 4-6 6-1.
In the quarter, Yasutaka defeated Kudla (6-3 4-6 6-1). During the match Uchiyama scored 86 points vs Kudla’s 75. Uchiyama was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about serving, Uchiyama bagged 8 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Yasutaka Uchiyama lost the serve once and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Uchiyama put 60% of his first serves in, winning 81% (39/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (15/32) on the 2nd serve. Yasutaka broke Kudla 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Japanese started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Uchiyama has a composed 10-8 win-loss record in 2023, 10-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Yunchaokete | Uchiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 13 |
| Tot Games | 77 | 115 |
| Pts | 259-218 | 387-323 |
| Total Points | 477 | 710 |
| Winners | 103 | 175 |
| %Winners | 40% | 45% |
Yunchaokete played 3 matches while Uchiyama competed in 5 matches. Uchiyama started his run from the qualifications while Yunchaokete had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Bu Yunchaokete conceded 2 sets, while Yasutaka Uchiyama surrendered 3 sets. Yunchaokete has played 5 set(s) less than Uchiyama (8 vs 13). Therefore, Yunchaokete played 38 games less than Uchiyama. The Chinese scored 103 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, The Japanese scored 175 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Yunchaokete | Uchiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 26 | 38 |
| Avg per match | 8.7 | 7.6 |
| 1st in | 130/225 | 218/359 |
| %1st in | 58% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 103/130 | 175/218 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 51/95 | 74/141 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 52% |
Yunchaokete blasted 26 aces (8.7 per match). Uchiyama managed to score 38 aces (7.6 per match). Yunchaokete won 79% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Uchiyama won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Yunchaokete | Uchiyama |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 17 |
| Converted | 11/28 | 17/33 |
| % Converted | 39% | 52% |
| Conceded | 9 | 13 |
| Saved | 5 | 10 |
| % Saved | 56% | 77% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
The Chinese broke his opponents 11 times with a 39% conversion rate. Bu conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 56% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponents 17 times with a 52% conversion rate. Uchiyama conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded.
| Yunchaokete | |||||
| R1 Celikbilek |
R2 Gomez |
1/4 Chan Hong |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 6-1 | 6-4 6-71 6-3 | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 32 | 20 | 77 | |
| pts | 84-68 | 106-92 | 69-58 | 259-218 | |
| Total points | 152 | 198 | 127 | 477 | |
| Winners | 32 | 48 | 23 | 103 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 45% | 33% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 11 | 6 | 26 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 41/65 | 58/93 | 31/67 | 130/225 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 62% | 46% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 32/41 | 48/58 | 23/31 | 103/130 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 83% | 74% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/24 | 19/35 | 20/36 | 51/95 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 54% | 56% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 5/15 | 3/7 | 3/6 | 11/28 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 43% | 50% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |
| Saved | 2/4 | 3/4 | 0/1 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 75% | 0% | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| Uchiyama | |||||||
| Q1 Seok Kim |
Q3 Kelly |
R1 Kumar Mukund |
R2 Duckworth |
1/4 Kudla |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-0 | 7-66 1-6 6-3 | 6-4 6-711 6-0 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 4-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | |
| Tot Games | 13 | 29 | 29 | 18 | 26 | 115 | |
| pts | 54-22 | 85-90 | 105-93 | 57-43 | 86-75 | 387-323 | |
| Total points | 76 | 175 | 198 | 100 | 161 | 710 | |
| Winners | 21 | 34 | 54 | 27 | 39 | 175 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 40% | 51% | 47% | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 8 | 38 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 23/35 | 43/88 | 72/103 | 32/53 | 48/80 | 218/359 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 49% | 70% | 60% | 60% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 21/23 | 34/43 | 54/72 | 27/32 | 39/48 | 175/218 | |
| % 1st pts | 91% | 79% | 75% | 84% | 81% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/12 | 25/45 | 15/31 | 11/21 | 15/32 | 74/141 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 56% | 48% | 52% | 47% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |
| Converted | 5/7 | 1/7 | 4/8 | 3/4 | 4/7 | 17/33 | |
| Converted % | 71% | 14% | 50% | 75% | 57% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 13 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 2/4 | 3/3 | 1/1 | 3/4 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 100% | 100% | 75% | 142% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWWWLWWW Tennis Scores in Seoul Challenger
- Yunseong ChungChung – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Seong Chan HongChan Hong (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Denis KudlaKudla (6-3 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Christopher EubanksEubanks (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Yunseong ChungChung – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Christopher EubanksEubanks (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Yunseong ChungChung – Aleksandar VukicVukic (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (0-0) – H2H and prediction
