japanese consider Russia part of AsiaI root for Lyudmila.
That said, out of 7 matches involving Asians, 6 were won by the Asians (of which 2 were Asian vs Asian). Of these 7 matches, 4 involved Japanese contestants, who all won (with only 1 Japanese vs Japanese fight). There's clearly an Asian/Japanese bias here.
Thus I bet on Murasaki winning.
Correct. 77% of Russia's landmass lies in Asia. However, 75% of its population live in Europe (source). Russia is culturally, politically, historically, and ethnically more European than Asian.japanese consider Russia part of Asia