Over the last games Ostapenkov, D holds victories - 3, losses - 1. Ilia Simakin on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 3, losses - 2. Based on this data we come to a conclusion that Ostapenkov, D currently is in better form, unlike Ilia Simakin.
Ostapenkov, D: Qian Sun – (Win 2:0), Uisung Park – (Win 2:0), Akira Santillan – (Loss 0:2), Hayato Matsuoka – (Draw 1:1), Ryuki Matsuda – (Win 2:1).
Ilia Simakin: Tom Paris – (Win 1:2), Kuan-Yi Lee – (Loss 1:2), Filip Peliwo – (Win 2:0), Shaoyun Liu – (Win 2:0), Alastair Gray – (Loss 1:2).Both opponents have moved to the round_of_16 while beating strong opponents on their way there. In tournaments as China, Wuning, Hard each event is extremely important which is why a great matchup awaits us.