James Kent Trotter and Yu Hsiou Hsu will clash against each other in the 1^st round of the Busan Challenger for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 1:30 pm on COURT 2. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is James Kent Trotter who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, James Kent Trotter is the pick to win this match.
James Kent Trotter -> 1.22
Yu Hsiou Hsu -> 3.92

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Prediction and head to head James Kent Trotter vs. Yu Hsiou Hsu

This will be the 2^nd time that James Kent Trotter and Yu Hsiou Hsu clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kent Trotter (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Kent Trotter won 7-6(5) 6-2 in the 1^st round in the Yokkaichi Challenger back in 2023.

James Kent Trotter

Ranked no. 176, Kent Trotter will start his run in the Busan Challenger after he played his last match in Houston where he lost 6-3 2-6 6-3 to Denolly in the qualifications on the 29^th of March.

The Japanese has an aggregate 9-8 win-loss record in 2025, 7-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Talking about his overall career, James has an overall 99-67 record. He has a positive 59-39 record on hard.

Previously in the Busan Challenger

The Japanese has never competed in this tournament before.

Yu Hsiou Hsu

Ranked no. 237, the Chinese will start his run in the Busan Challenger after he played his last match in M15 Kashiwa where he lost 7-5 2-0 ret.

to Matsumura in the 2^nd round on the 4^th of April.

The Chinese has an aggregate 12-9 win-loss record in 2025, 12-9 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Hsiou Hsu’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Timaru.

In terms of his career, The Chinese has an overall 279-165 record. He has a positive 245-128 record on hard.

Previously in the Busan Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 2^nd round in 2023. See his history.

Tennis Scores in Busan Challenger

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