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ChallengerHard (Indoor)Columbus · Qualifiers2026-09-28 16:00

Oliver Okonkwo v Shunsuke Mitsui

Match preview, prediction and odds

Our pick

LeanLOST
S. Mitsui to win1.27
Price too short today - wait for 1.34 or bigger · our chance 75% · market 26/74, us 25/75

S. Mitsui is 7-3 over the last ten and 20-8 on hard this season. O. Okonkwo is 5-5 over the last ten and 8-7 on hard this season. The head to head is O. Okonkwo 0-1.

The pick is S. Mitsui to win. We make it a 75% chance, so it is only worth backing at 1.34 or bigger. At 1.27 that is not there yet - leave it, or wait for the price to drift in-play (an early break against usually does it).

An opinion from the numbers, not a guarantee. 19+, bet responsibly.

Key numbers

O. OkonkwoS. Mitsui
1049Ranking605
5-5Last 107-3
WWWWLLast 5WLWWL
+0.2V the odds-0.0
12-14Season20-9
8-7Hard 202620-8
1Last 7 days1
1dDays rest1d
1Wins here1
ClearFitnessClear
Head to head
0-1

V the odds: wins above (or below) what the prices expected over the last 10 - form with the strength of the opposition built in.

The market

O. Okonkwo3.2228%
S. MitsuiFAV1.2472%
Market says72% Mitsui

Percentages are the implied chance of winning with the bookmaker's margin removed.

Recent form

Last five completed matches, most recent first.

Head to head

O. Okonkwo1
S. Mitsui1
Head to head2 meetings
DateEventMatchScore
2026-09-28ColumbusO. OkonkwovS. Mitsui2 - 0
2023-08-03M25 Decatur, ILS. MitsuivO. Okonkwo2 - 0

This season & this event

O. Okonkwo
S. Mitsui
13-15
9-8
Did not play
Did not play
2026 record
2026 on hard
Here in 2025
Here in 2024
20-10
20-9
Did not play
Did not play

Ranking points fall off a year after they are earned, so a player who went deep here last year must match it or drop in the rankings. That shapes effort in a way the price does not always show.

The players

Oliver Okonkwo
United Kingdom
Shunsuke Mitsui
Japan
910
26
United Kingdom
13–15
0
9–8
1–4
3–3
Ranking
Age
Country
2026 W/L
Titles
Hard
Clay
Grass
605
24
Japan
4–0
0
4–0
—
—

Ranking, record and surface splits are for the most recent season on file. Height, weight and handedness are not published by our data provider.

O. Okonkwo — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-09-29ColumbusHard (Indoor)L. Staeheli1 - 22.4261%LOST
2026-09-28ColumbusHard (Indoor)S. Mitsui2 - 03.2272%WON
2026-09-27ColumbusHard (Indoor)A. Martin0 - 24.3078%WON
2026-08-28M15 Champaign, ILHardF. Corwin2 - 02.0152%WON
2026-08-27M15 Champaign, ILHardN. Ponwith2 - 01.3869%WON
2026-08-26M15 Champaign, ILHardJ. Flores0 - 21.9451%WON
2026-08-12M25 East Lansing, MIHardM. Mesarovic2 - 01.8352%LOST
2026-07-22M25 Champaign, ILHardE. Stephenson2 - 11.2377%LOST
2026-07-15M25 Louisville, KYHardA. Moreno0 - 21.5062%LOST
2026-07-09M25 Dallas, TXHardM. Krueger2 - 04.0376%LOST

S. Mitsui — last 10

With the pre-match price we recorded at the time.

DateEventSurfaceOpponentScoreTheir priceMarketResult
2026-09-28ColumbusHard (Indoor)O. Okonkwo2 - 01.2472%LOST
2026-09-27ColumbusHard (Indoor)R. Colby0 - 21.3668%WON
2026-09-20 San Diego 2 (Usa) - Qualification, Hard—O. Baris2 - 02.4061%LOST
2026-09-03M25 Urayasu (Japan)HardN. Koizumi2 - 01.1582%WON
2026-09-01M25 Urayasu (Japan)HardS. Nakagawa2 - 01.1484%WON
2026-08-22M25 TaipeiHardM. Dellavedova0 - 21.6258%LOST
2026-08-21M25 TaipeiHardT. Huang2 - 01.2775%WON
2026-08-21M25 TaipeiHardWu Tung-Lin2 - 1——WON
2026-08-20M25 TaipeiHardM. Bouzige0 - 21.4168%WON
2026-08-10AstanaHardS. Rawat2 - 01.4464%LOST

Common questions

Who is favourite, Oliver Okonkwo or Shunsuke Mitsui?

Shunsuke Mitsui is favourite at 1.24, which is a 72% chance once the bookmaker's margin is removed.

What are the odds for Oliver Okonkwo vs Shunsuke Mitsui?

Oliver Okonkwo is 3.22 and Shunsuke Mitsui is 1.24, the prices we recorded for the Columbus match.

What is the head-to-head between Oliver Okonkwo and Shunsuke Mitsui?

They have met 2 times and they are level at 1-1.

Who will win Oliver Okonkwo vs Shunsuke Mitsui?

Our model makes it Shunsuke Mitsui to win at 1.27 (Lean confidence).

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