Over the last games Masabayashi, Tomohiro holds wins - 1, losses - 4. Oleksii Krutykh on the other hand holds the following results from the latest games: wins - 3, losses - 2. Based on this data a conclusion can be made that Oleksii Krutykh currently is in better form, unlike Masabayashi, Tomohiro.
Masabayashi, Tomohiro: Patrick Zahraj – (Loss 0:2), Hikaru Shiraishi – (Loss 2:0), Yamamoto, Ritsu – (Win 0:2), Masamichi Imamura – (Loss 2:0), Dean, Theodore – (Loss 0:2).
Oleksii Krutykh: Kimmer Coppejans – (Loss 0:2), Eero Vasa – (Win 0:2), Ben Jones – (Win 0:2), Christian Langmo – (Loss 2:1), Maxence Bertimon – (Win 0:2).Both opponents have moved to the qualification_round_1 while defeating admirable opponents along the way. In tournaments as Shymkent every game is extremely important which is why a great matchup awaits us.