Over the last games Liu, Hanyi holds victories - 3, losses - 2. Zhukov, Maxim on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 4, losses - 1. Based on this data a conclusion can be made that Zhukov, Maxim currently is in better form, in comparison to Liu, Hanyi.
Liu, Hanyi: Xiaoyin Yang – (Win 2:1), Chase Ferguson – (Win 1:2), Koki Matsuda – (Loss 0:2), Chase Ferguson – (Loss 2:0), Tianhui Zhang – (Win 2:1).
Zhukov, Maxim: Linang Xiao – (Win 1:2), Ruslan Serazhetdinov – (Win 0:2), Karlis Ozolins – (Loss 0:2), Evgeny Philippov – (Win 1:1), M Rifki Fitriadi – (Win 1:2).