Over the last matches Meng, Fanming holds wins - 1, losses - 4. Kawahashi, Yuta on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 3, losses - 2. Based on this data a conclusion can be made that Kawahashi, Yuta currently is in better form, in comparison to Meng, Fanming.
Meng, Fanming: Jiayou Luo – (Win 0:2), Pavle Marinkov – (Loss 0:2), Charles Broom – (Loss 2:0), Evgeny Philippov – (Loss 2:1), Kasidit Samrej – (Loss 0:2).
Kawahashi, Yuta: Evan Zhu – (Win 0:2), Emile Hudd – (Loss 0:2), Shinji Hazawa – (Win 2:1), Toshihide Matsui – (Win 2:0), Yuta Tomida – (Loss 2:0).