Over the last meetings Pankin, Semen holds wins - 1, losses - 4. Palan, Dominik on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 3, losses - 2. Based on the games played a conclusion can be made that Palan, Dominik currently is in better form, unlike Pankin, Semen.
Pankin, Semen: Fajing Sun – (Loss 2:0), Manas Manoj Dhamne – (Loss 1:2), Togan Tokac – (Win 0:2), Cocola, Sebastiano – (Loss 2:0), Timofei Derepasko – (Loss 0:2).
Palan, Dominik: Pavlos Tsitsipas – (Loss 2:0), Yanki Erel – (Loss 2:1), Max Basing – (Win 2:1), Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong – (Win 2:1), Bernardo Munk Mesa – (Win 2:0).Both contenders have moved to the round_of_32 while defeating admirable opponents on their way there. In tournaments as Kazakhstan, Astana, Hard every game is meaningful which is why a great battle awaits us.