Over the last meetings Fajing Sun holds wins - 3, losses - 2. Matsuoka, Hayato on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 4, losses - 1. Based on this data we can assume that Matsuoka, Hayato at the moment is in better form, in comparison to Fajing Sun.
Fajing Sun: Semen Pankin – (Win 2:1), Zangar Nurlanuly – (Win 2:1), Ilia Simakin – (Loss 2:0), Semen Pankin – (Win 2:0), Mees Rottgering – (Loss 0:2).
Matsuoka, Hayato: Takuya Kumasaka – (Win 0:2), Koki Matsuda – (Win 0:2), Jeffrey John Wolf – (Loss 1:2), Shintaro Mochizuki – (Win 0:2), Yosuke Watanuki – (Win 0:2).Both contenders have moved to the quarterfinal while defeating worthy opponents along the way. In tournaments as Kazakhstan, Astana, Hard every match is meaningful which is why a great matchup awaits us.