Over the last games Nakamura, R holds wins - 0, losses - 5. Liu, Hanyi on the other hand holds the following results from the latest games: wins - 2, losses - 3. Based on the games played we come to a conclusion that Nakamura, R currently is in better form, unlike Liu, Hanyi.
Nakamura, R: Kristjan Tamm – (Loss 2:0), Keisuke Saitoh – (Loss 0:2), Taiyo Yamanaka – (Loss 2:0), Maxwell Mckennon – (Loss 0:2), Drew van Orderlain – (Loss 0:2).
Liu, Hanyi: Fajing Sun – (Loss 2:0), Kaichi Uchida – (Win 2:1), Chase Ferguson – (Loss 2:0), Xing Dao Chen – (Win 2:0), Hoyoung Roh – (Loss 1:2).Both contenders have moved to the qualification_round_1 while beating worthy opponents on their way there. In tournaments as Shanghai every match is extremely important which is why a great matchup awaits us.