Lloyd Broady of the United Kingdom enters the Busan hard court tournament ranked 250th and in excellent form, having won four of his last five matches including a straight-sets victory over Igor Ivashka. The British player's recent confidence is evident from consecutive two-set wins against Cassone, Wendelken, and Ellis, though he did suffer a two-set loss to Ilagan in his most recent outing. Broady has no previous head-to-head record against his opponent Leonidas Riedi and starts at 2.52 decimal odds as the underdog in this hard court matchup.

Leonidas Riedi of Switzerland arrives at the Busan tournament ranked 169th and looking to regain consistency after a mixed recent run on hard courts. The Swiss player has won two of his last five matches, most recently beating Marc Bondaz in straight sets, but suffered back-to-back two-set defeats to Yannick Hanfmann and Benjamin Bonzi. With no prior head-to-head meetings against Broady, Riedi is favored at 1.57 decimal odds and will need to improve his form to extend his advantage in the rankings.