Over the last matches Cui, Jie holds wins - 3, losses - 2. Trotter, James Kent on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 3, losses - 2. Based on the games played a conclusion can be made that rivals are in similar shape.
Cui, Jie: Aziz Dougaz – (Loss 1:2), Petr Bar Biryukov – (Win 0:2), Aziz Ouakaa – (Win 0:2), Matthew Forbes – (Loss 2:1), Thomas Fancutt – (Win 2:0).
Trotter, James Kent: Tyler Zink – (Loss 1:2), Hayato Matsuoka – (Win 0:2), Mikael Arseneault – (Win 1:2), Clement Chidekh – (Loss 0:2), Kokoro Isomura – (Win 2:0).Both contenders have moved to the round_of_32 while beating strong opponents on their way there. In tournaments as Zhangjiagang each event is meaningful which is why a great battle awaits us.