Over the last games Omarkhanov, Amir holds wins - 2, losses - 3. Sakamoto, Rei on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 4, losses - 1. Based on the games played we come to a conclusion that Sakamoto, Rei currently is in better form, unlike Omarkhanov, Amir.
Omarkhanov, Amir: Etienne Donnet – (Loss 2:0), Nicolas Jadoun – (Loss 2:0), Bader Alabdullah – (Win 0:1), Grosman, Sean – (Win 0:2), Beibit Zhukayev – (Loss 0:2).
Sakamoto, Rei: Alex De Minaur – (Loss 2:0), Andrey Rublev – (Win 2:0), Marco Trungelliti – (Win 0:2), Kyrian Jacquet – (Win 1:2), Seong Chan Hong – (Win 0:2).Both contenders have moved to the qualification_round_1 while beating worthy opponents on their way there. In tournaments as Almaty every game is meaningful which is why a great battle awaits us.