Challenger Seoul
Thursday, 29 October 2026
Sho Shimabukuro vs Jay Friend – Challenger Seoul, 29 Oct 2026
Sho Shimabukuro Ranked No. 106
01:00
Thu 29 Oct · not before 01:00
Jay Friend Ranked No. 266
SurfaceHard
FormatBest of 3
DrawSingles
Scheduled29 Oct · 01:00 GMT
TourCHALLENGER
SportsLife forecast
Win probability
Our pick
62%
Sho Shimabukuro
62%
Sho Shimabukuro
38%
Jay Friend
62%
38%
Our pick Sho Shimabukuro Low confidence
- Shimabukuro is ranked 106, well above Friend at 266.
- Friend has a strong 32-17 hard-court record this season.
- Friend wins 74% of tiebreaks and 65% of deciding sets, keeping this close.
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the players' rankings, season records, surface results, Elo ratings and tie-break and deciding-set rates. Not betting advice.
Players
SS
Sho Shimabukuro
Japan · ATP- Ranking
- #106 (↓)
- Ranking points
- 580
- Age
- 29 (30 Jul 1997)
- Plays
- Right-handed
JF
Jay Friend
Japan · ATP- Ranking
- #266 (↓)
- Ranking points
- 210
- Age
- 22 (22 Dec 2003)
- Plays
- Right-handed, two-handed backhand
- Career high
- #401
- 2026 win–loss
- 32–17
- On hard
- 32–17
- 2026 titles
- 0
- Elo rating
- 1503 (hard 1480)
- Tie-breaks won
- 74%
- Deciding sets won
- 65%
- Matches on record
- 70
SportsLife view
Ranking, Elo and form side by sideEdgeSho Shimabukuroahead in 1 of 1 measures
Sho ShimabukuroJay Friend
#106Ranking#266
Figures from the players' records: current ranking, Elo rating, this season's win rate, tie-breaks and deciding sets. No win-probability model is applied.