Over the last matches Hulme, Matthew holds wins - 2, losses - 3. Kawahashi, Yuta on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 3, losses - 2. Based on this data we can assume that Kawahashi, Yuta at the moment is in better form, unlike Hulme, Matthew.
Hulme, Matthew: Cruz Hewitt – (Loss 0:2), Colin Sinclair – (Loss 1:2), Host, Ty – (Win 2:0), Jack Clements – (Win 2:0), James McCabe – (Loss 2:1).
Kawahashi, Yuta: Filip Peliwo – (Loss 2:1), Fanming Meng – (Win 0:2), Evan Zhu – (Win 0:2), Emile Hudd – (Loss 0:2), Shinji Hazawa – (Win 2:1).