The Facts
- Tanaka is ranked BWF: 18., and Watanabe is ranked BWF: 16..
- Tanaka has experienced an up-and-down run in recent matches (last 5 matches: 3 wins).
- In this match, both players have fairly balanced chances of victory.
- In the last 4 head-to-head meetings, Tanaka has recorded 2 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses, with a goal aggregate of 3:4 (averaging 0.8:1 goals per game).
Draw
20251/16-finals
| 1 | Chou T. Ch. | Carraggi J. | 2 : 1 |
| 2 | Huang P. | Roth F. | 2 : 1 |
| 3 | Rajawat P. | Srikanth K. | 1 : 2 |
| 4 | Wang P. | Hoh J. | 2 : 0 |
| 5 | Nishimoto K. | Christophersen M. | 2 : 1 |
| 6 | Oldorff J. | Kuo K. L. | 2 : 0 |
| 7 | Shetty A. | Subramanian S. M. | 0 : 2 |
| 8 | Huang Y. K. | Johannesen M. | 2 : 1 |
| 9 | Kicklitz M. | Ogawa S. | 2 : 0 |
| 10 | Ewe E. (WO.) | Obayashi T. | |
| 11 | Takahashi K. | Merkle A. | 0 : 2 |
| 12 | Lai V. | Yang B. | 2 : 0 |
| 13 | Zilberman M. | Hatano R. | 0 : 2 |
| 14 | Koljonen K. | Su L. Y. | 0 : 2 |
| 15 | Nguyen H. D. | Le D. P. | 2 : 0 |
| 16 | Liao J.-F. | Naraoka K. | 0 : 2 |
1/8-finals
| 1 | Chou T. Ch. | Huang P. | 2 : 1 |
| 2 | Srikanth K. | Wang P. | 2 : 0 |
| 3 | Nishimoto K. | Oldorff J. | 2 : 0 |
| 4 | Subramanian S. M. | Huang Y. K. | 2 : 0 |
| 5 | Kicklitz M. | Ewe E. | 1 : 2 |
| 6 | Merkle A. | Lai V. | 1 : 2 |
| 7 | Hatano R. | Su L. Y. | 2 : 0 |
| 8 | Nguyen H. D. | Naraoka K. | 0 : 2 |
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Chou T. Ch. | Srikanth K. | 0 : 2 |
| 2 | Nishimoto K. | Subramanian S. M. | 2 : 1 |
| 3 | Ewe E. | Lai V. | 1 : 2 |
| 4 | Hatano R. | Naraoka K. | 0 : 2 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Srikanth K. | Nishimoto K. | 1 : 2 |
| 2 | Lai V. | Naraoka K. | 2 : 1 |
Final
| 1 | Nishimoto K. | Lai V. | 2 : 0 |
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