Over the last meetings Michalski, D holds wins - 1, losses - 4. Brouwer, G on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 1, losses - 4. Based on this data we can assume that rivals are in similar shape.
Michalski, D: Gustavo Heide – (Loss 2:0), Andrej Martin – (Loss 1:2), Viktor Durasovic – (Loss 0:2), Andrew Paulson – (Win 2:1), Hynek Barton – (Loss 2:0).
Brouwer, G: Manas Manoj Dhamne – (Loss 2:0), Ivan Gakhov – (Win 2:1), Petr Bar Biryukov – (Loss 2:1), Lucas Poullain – (Loss 1:1), Bernard Tomic – (Loss 1:2).Both contenders have moved to the round_of_32 while beating strong opponents on their way there. In tournaments as Plovdiv each event is meaningful which is why a great battle awaits us.