Tristan Schoolkate and Sho Shimabukuro will clash against each other in the quarter of the Ilkley Challenger for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on SHOW COURT 1. 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 Tristan Schoolkate who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Tristan Schoolkate is the pick to win this match.
Tristan Schoolkate -> 1.56
Sho Shimabukuro -> 2.31
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Prediction and head to head Tristan Schoolkate vs. Sho Shimabukuro
This will be the 4th time that Tristan Schoolkate and Sho Shimabukuro face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Schoolkate (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.
The last time that they squared off, Schoolkate won 6-2 ret. in the 2nd round in the Guangzhou Challenger back in May 2025.
Tristan Schoolkate
25 - 17win/loss
102
102
LWWWWWWLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29-18 | 23-14 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 44-33 | 38-24 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-30 | 30-23 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 48-29 | 24-15 | 17-11 | 0-0 | 7-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-20 | 8-9 | 3-5 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 131, Schoolkate got to the quarter after beating Harold Mayot 3-6 7-5 7-5 and Henry Searle 2-6 6-1 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Searle, Tristan recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-1 6-4). During the match, Schoolkate scored 90 points vs Searle’s 82. Tristan was quite aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Schoolkate fired 9 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Tristan Schoolkate lost the serve 5 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Schoolkate put 62% of his first serves in, winning 75% (40/53) of the points behind his 1st serve and 21% (7/33) on the 2nd serve. Tristan broke Searle 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tristan has conceded 2 set in this event to conquer 51% of the points he played.
Schoolkate has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 59% of his matches (195-138). 2-1 on grass in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Schoolkate has an overall23-11 record in the last 7 years on grass.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Brisbane 1 Challenger where he overcame Marek Gengel in the final 7-6(3) 7-6(4).
The Australian has a composed 25-17 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ilkley Challenger
Sho Shimabukuro
5 - 9win/loss
188
135
LLWWLWLLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-11 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 30-28 | 21-17 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 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 |
Ranked no. 192, Sho got to the quarter after defeating Kamil Majchrzak 6-4 6-4 and James Kent Trotter 6-3 4-6 6-4.
In the 2nd round, The Japanese defeated Kent Trotter (6-3 4-6 6-4). During the match Shimabukuro scored 111 points vs Kent Trotter’s 102. Sho was pretty aggressive to blast 59 winners.
Talking about serving, Shimabukuro blasted 15 aces and he committed only 9 double faults. Sho Shimabukuro lost the serve twice and he saved 15 break points. Furthermore, Shimabukuro put 64% of his first serves in, winning 73% (59/81) of the points behind his 1st serve and 38% (17/45) on the 2nd serve. Sho broke Kent Trotter 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Japanese has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
Sho has a compiled 5-9 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ilkley Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Schoolkate | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 49 |
| Pts | 191-187 | 174-153 |
| Total Points | 378 | 327 |
| Winners | 80 | 82 |
| %Winners | 42% | 47% |
Both Schoolkate and Shimabukuro played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Tristan Schoolkate surrendered 2 sets, while Sho Shimabukuro dropped 1 set. Schoolkate has played 1 set more than Shimabukuro (6 vs 5). Therefore, Schoolkate played 9 games more than Shimabukuro. Schoolkate scored 80 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Shimabukuro blasted 82 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Schoolkate | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 19 | 20 |
| Avg per match | 9.5 | 10 |
| 1st in | 111/189 | 111/181 |
| %1st in | 59% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 80/111 | 82/111 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 74% |
| 2nd pts | 30/78 | 34/70 |
| %2nd pts | 38% | 49% |
Schoolkate bagged 19 aces (9.5 per match). Shimabukuro bagged 20 aces (10 per match). Schoolkate won 72% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 38% of the points. On the other side, Shimabukuro won 74% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Schoolkate | Shimabukuro |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 6 |
| Converted | 10/24 | 6/10 |
| % Converted | 42% | 60% |
| Conceded | 21 | 20 |
| Saved | 13 | 17 |
| % Saved | 62% | 85% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 3 |
Schoolkate broke his opponents 10 times with a 42% conversion rate. Tristan surrendered his serve 8 times and he saved 62% of the break points that he conceded. Sho broke his opponents 6 times with a 60% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded.
| Schoolkate | ||||
| R1 Mayot |
R2 Searle |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 7-5 7-5 | 2-6 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 25 | 58 | |
| pts | 101-105 | 90-82 | 191-187 | |
| Total points | 206 | 172 | 378 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | 80 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 44% | 42% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 9 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 8 | 7 | 15 | |
| 1st in | 58/103 | 53/86 | 111/189 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 62% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 40/58 | 40/53 | 80/111 | |
| % 1st pts | 69% | 75% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/45 | 7/33 | 30/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 51% | 21% | 38% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 6/13 | 10/24 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 46% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 11 | 21 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 6/11 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 55% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Shimabukuro | ||||
| R1 Majchrzak |
R2 Kent |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | 6-3 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 29 | 49 | |
| pts | 63-51 | 111-102 | 174-153 | |
| Total points | 114 | 213 | 327 | |
| Winners | 23 | 59 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 53% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 15 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 9 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 30/55 | 81/126 | 111/181 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 64% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 23/30 | 59/81 | 82/111 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 73% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/25 | 17/45 | 34/70 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 38% | 49% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/6 | 6/10 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 50% | 60% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 17 | 20 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 15/17 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 88% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLWLLLL Tennis Scores in Ilkley Challenger
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- Joshua Paris/Takeru YuzukiParis/Takeru Yuzuki – Harold Mayot/Tristan SchoolkateMayot/Tristan Schoolkate (6-4 3-6 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings
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