Over the last matches Ilia Simakin holds wins - 4, losses - 1. Leong, Mitsuki Wei Kang on the other hand holds the following results from the latest games: wins - 3, losses - 2. Based on this data we come to a conclusion that Ilia Simakin currently is in better form, unlike Leong, Mitsuki Wei Kang.
Ilia Simakin: Frederico Ferreira Silva – (Loss 2:0), Petr Bar Biryukov – (Win 2:1), Philip Sekulic – (Win 2:1), Manas Manoj Dhamne – (Win 2:0), Yi Zhou – (Win 2:0).
Leong, Mitsuki Wei Kang: Tsung-Hao Huang – (Win 2:0), Hyeon Chung – (Win 1:2), Denis Yevseyev – (Loss 2:1), Luca Castelnuovo – (Loss 0:2), Raghav Jaisinghani – (Win 2:1).Both contenders have moved to the round_of_32 while beating worthy opponents along the way. In tournaments as Pune each event is meaningful which is why a great battle awaits us.