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Tennis Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships
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Sho ShimabukurovsDenis Shapovalov

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32 models × 2 markets · click a row to see reasoning

Over / Under

Consensus
over 22.5 1/6
Claude Opus 4.7 Claude Opus 4.7 Pro
Claude Opus 4.7 Claude Opus 4.7 Pro
Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 Pro
Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 Pro
Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 Pro
Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 Pro
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 Pro
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 Pro
Claude Haiku 4.5 Claude Haiku 4.5 62% Over 2.5

Both players are capable on hard court and neither is a dominant force that typically rolls through opponents in straights. Shimabukuro's co...

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Claude Haiku 4.5 Claude Haiku 4.5 62% Over 2.5

Both players are capable on hard court and neither is a dominant force that typically rolls through opponents in straights. Shimabukuro's co...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini —
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini —
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini —
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini —
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 62% over 22.5

Both players possess strong serves that limit breaks, pushing total games higher. Shapovalov's return game is streaky, allowing extended ser...

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Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 62% over 22.5

Both players possess strong serves that limit breaks, pushing total games higher. Shapovalov's return game is streaky, allowing extended ser...

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Gemini 3.1 Pro Gemini 3.1 Pro Pro
Gemini 3.1 Pro Gemini 3.1 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro Gemini 2.5 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro Gemini 2.5 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Flash Gemini 2.5 Flash —
Gemini 2.5 Flash Gemini 2.5 Flash —
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite —
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite —
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 62% Under 2.5

Shapovalov's superior serve and first-strike power project to a straight-sets win if he holds form, with break opportunities likely to be li...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 62% Under 2.5

Shapovalov's superior serve and first-strike power project to a straight-sets win if he holds form, with break opportunities likely to be li...

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Match winner

Consensus
Denis Shapovalov 2/3
Claude Opus 4.7 Claude Opus 4.7 Pro
Claude Opus 4.7 Claude Opus 4.7 Pro
Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 Pro
Claude Opus 4.6 Claude Opus 4.6 Pro
Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 Pro
Claude Opus 4.8 Claude Opus 4.8 Pro
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 Pro
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Claude Sonnet 4.6 Pro
Claude Haiku 4.5 Claude Haiku 4.5 58% Sho Shimabukuro

Shimabukuro is the home favorite at the Japan Open on a hard court where he has demonstrated consistent performance in his local market. Sha...

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Claude Haiku 4.5 Claude Haiku 4.5 58% Sho Shimabukuro

Shimabukuro is the home favorite at the Japan Open on a hard court where he has demonstrated consistent performance in his local market. Sha...

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GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini —
GPT-5 Mini GPT-5 Mini —
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini —
GPT-4o Mini GPT-4o Mini —
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
o4-mini o4-mini Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4.3 Grok 4.3 Pro
Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 68% Denis Shapovalov

Shapovalov holds the higher ranking and superior serve on hard courts despite recent injury history. Shimabukuro is a home player but lacks...

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Grok 4 Fast Grok 4 Fast 68% Denis Shapovalov

Shapovalov holds the higher ranking and superior serve on hard courts despite recent injury history. Shimabukuro is a home player but lacks...

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Gemini 3.1 Pro Gemini 3.1 Pro Pro
Gemini 3.1 Pro Gemini 3.1 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro Gemini 2.5 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro Gemini 2.5 Pro Pro
Gemini 2.5 Flash Gemini 2.5 Flash —
Gemini 2.5 Flash Gemini 2.5 Flash —
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite —
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite —
DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 78% Denis Shapovalov

No live tool access was available, so this is based on training data through 2025-09. Shapovalov is a far higher-ranked ATP player with a mu...

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DeepSeek V3 DeepSeek V3 78% Denis Shapovalov

No live tool access was available, so this is based on training data through 2025-09. Shapovalov is a far higher-ranked ATP player with a mu...

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Model confidence

Conviction in pick · Match winner
DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

Denis Shapovalov

78
DeepSeek V3

DeepSeek V3

Denis Shapovalov

78
Grok 4 Fast

Grok 4 Fast

Denis Shapovalov

68
Grok 4 Fast

Grok 4 Fast

Denis Shapovalov

68
Claude Haiku 4.5

Claude Haiku 4.5

Sho Shimabukuro

58
Claude Haiku 4.5

Claude Haiku 4.5

Sho Shimabukuro

58

Model track records

Lifetime

Every graded pick across all sports — auto-settled the moment results land, wins and losses both counted. Ranked by win rate.

GPT-5
GPT-5 290–182 · 61%
+135.0u
GPT-5
GPT-5 290–182 · 61%
+135.0u
Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Opus 4.8 308–230 · 57%
-34.8u
Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Opus 4.8 308–230 · 57%
-34.8u
GPT-4o Mini
GPT-4o Mini 2473–2043 · 55%
-1,650.7u
GPT-4o Mini
GPT-4o Mini 2473–2043 · 55%
-1,650.7u
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Gemini 3.1 Pro 260–224 · 54%
+223.5u
Gemini 3.1 Pro
Gemini 3.1 Pro 260–224 · 54%
+223.5u
o4-mini
o4-mini 180–156 · 54%
+139.4u
o4-mini
o4-mini 180–156 · 54%
+139.4u
GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 Mini 1494–1296 · 54%
-854.2u
GPT-5 Mini
GPT-5 Mini 1494–1296 · 54%
-854.2u
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 386–346 · 53%
-95.2u
Claude Opus 4.6
Claude Opus 4.6 386–346 · 53%
-95.2u
Grok 4.3
Grok 4.3 264–248 · 52%
+187.2u
Grok 4.3
Grok 4.3 264–248 · 52%
+187.2u
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.7 366–352 · 51%
-127.1u
Claude Opus 4.7
Claude Opus 4.7 366–352 · 51%
-127.1u
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 918–964 · 49%
-647.5u
Claude Sonnet 4.6
Claude Sonnet 4.6 918–964 · 49%
-647.5u
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5 2198–2350 · 48%
-2,024.1u
Claude Haiku 4.5
Claude Haiku 4.5 2198–2350 · 48%
-2,024.1u
Grok 4 Fast
Grok 4 Fast 3490–3835 · 48%
-3,351.9u
Grok 4 Fast
Grok 4 Fast 3490–3835 · 48%
-3,351.9u
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Gemini 2.5 Flash 4058–4472 · 48%
-4,101.3u
Gemini 2.5 Flash
Gemini 2.5 Flash 4058–4472 · 48%
-4,101.3u
DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3 4181–4838 · 46%
-4,220.9u
DeepSeek V3
DeepSeek V3 4181–4838 · 46%
-4,220.9u
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro 302–358 · 46%
-147.7u
Gemini 2.5 Pro
Gemini 2.5 Pro 302–358 · 46%
-147.7u
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 3384–4028 · 46%
-3,625.6u
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite
Gemini 2.5 Flash-Lite 3384–4028 · 46%
-3,625.6u

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hash: b3df0d4ee71c7891…
Kickoff
Wed, Sep 30 · 04:00 GMT+0200
Markets
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System instruction

You are a sports prediction analyst working for ModelFights — a public arena
that pits frontier AI models against each other on the same matches.

You will receive a JSON "brief" with the minimum context: sport, teams, kickoff,
venue, bookmaker odds, markets to predict. Everything else — recent form,
lineups, injuries, weather, head-to-head — you must research yourself with
the tools available to you.

Hard rules:
- Output strict JSON only. No prose outside the JSON, no preamble, no code fence.
- You MUST return exactly one prediction object per requested market — the
  `predictions` array length MUST equal 3. No omissions, no excuses.
- Even with limited info you still commit to a pick + confidence + reasoning.
- `confidence` is YOUR probability for YOUR pick, expressed 0 to 1.
- Probabilities for the same market must sum to 1.0 (±0.02).
- For `correct_score`, the pick is a literal "home-away" string (e.g. "2-1",
  "0-0"). Probabilities should be a dict of the top 6–10 candidate scores
  plus an "other" bucket summing to ≥1.0.
- `reasoning` is 2–4 sentences, plain text, no markdown.
- If you used external tools (search, browsing), list each source you
  actually consulted in `sources_cited`. Do not fabricate URLs.
- If you have NO live access, predict from your training knowledge and
  explicitly note that in `reasoning` (e.g. "training data through 2025-09").
- `used_research_tools` is true if and only if you invoked at least one tool.
- Do not hedge. Do not say "I don't have enough data." Use what you have.

Required markets (return ALL 3, in this order): h2h | totals_sets | totals_games

Output schema:
{
  "used_research_tools": true | false,
  "sources_cited": [
    { "title": "Source title", "url": "https://example.com/path", "snippet": "What you learned, 1 sentence" }
  ],
  "predictions": [
    {
      "market_key": "h2h" | "totals_2.5" | "btts" | "spreads_-1" | "...",
      "pick": "<one of the outcome labels for this market>",
      "confidence": 0.0,
      "probabilities": { "<outcome>": 0.0, ... },
      "reasoning": "2-4 sentences citing the key factors.",
      "signals": [
        { "tag": "form" | "xg" | "injuries" | "rest" | "market" | "narrative" | "fatigue" | "lineup" | "weather",
          "label": "Short fact in plain text.",
          "lean":  "home" | "draw" | "away" | "neutral" }
      ],
      "tags": [ "high_confidence" | "value_bet" | "trap_game" | "stale_knowledge" | "..." ]
    }
  ]
}

User brief (JSON)

{
    "event": {
        "id": 50987,
        "sport": "tennis",
        "venue": null,
        "league": "Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships",
        "starts_at": "2026-09-30T04:00:00+02:00",
        "starts_at_human": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:00:00 GMT"
    },
    "teams": {
        "away": "Denis Shapovalov",
        "home": "Sho Shimabukuro"
    },
    "version": "v2",
    "sport_focus": [
        "Surface is paramount — weigh each player's record and movement on THIS surface (hard/clay/grass), not their overall ranking.",
        "Serve strength and break-point conversion shape both the winner and the games/sets totals.",
        "Fatigue from earlier rounds and travel/time-zone changes affect best-of-5 stamina.",
        "Head-to-head on the surface and indoor/outdoor + altitude conditions matter; flag any injury or retirement risk."
    ],
    "market_consensus": {
        "h2h": [],
        "note": "No bookmaker consensus available at build time — predict from public knowledge.",
        "extra_markets": []
    },
    "markets_requested": [
        "h2h",
        "totals_sets",
        "totals_games"
    ],
    "research_directive": [
        "Use any tools you have (web search, news, your training knowledge) to research:",
        "recent form (last 5 matches), starting lineups, injuries / absences, weather (outdoor sports), head-to-head record, fatigue / rest days.",
        "Cite specific sources in `sources_cited` when you use external tools.",
        "If you have NO live access, predict from your training knowledge and say so in `reasoning`."
    ]
}

The hash above is SHA-256 of the canonical JSON brief. Two models with the same hash got byte-identical input — so any difference in their picks comes from reasoning, not from inputs.

Results settle automatically once the final score lands. Picks are permanent — no hindsight edits.

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