Over the last games Kirkin, E holds victories - 3, losses - 2. Masabayashi, Tomohiro on the other hand holds the following results from the latest games: victories - 1, losses - 4. Based on the games played we can assume that Kirkin, E at the moment is in better form, unlike Masabayashi, Tomohiro.
Kirkin, E: Gilles Arnaud Bailly – (Loss 0:2), Kai Wehnelt – (Win 2:0), Yannik Kelm – (Win 2:0), Max Houkes – (Loss 2:1), Niels McDonald – (Win 0:2).
Masabayashi, Tomohiro: Oleksii Krutykh – (Loss 1:2), Patrick Zahraj – (Loss 0:2), Hikaru Shiraishi – (Loss 2:0), Yamamoto, Ritsu – (Win 0:2), Masamichi Imamura – (Loss 2:0).Both contenders have moved to the qualification_round_1 while beating strong opponents along the way. In tournaments as Shymkent each event is meaningful which is why a great matchup awaits us.