Over the last games Shimizu, Y holds wins - 2, losses - 3. Cui, Jie on the other hand ends the latest games with wins - 5, losses - 0. Based on this data we come to a conclusion that Cui, Jie at the moment is in better form, in comparison to Shimizu, Y.
Shimizu, Y: Federico Cina – (Loss 0:2), Lorenzo Carboni – (Win 0:2), Alex Bolt – (Loss 2:0), Renta Tokuda – (Win 2:1), Daniel Michalski – (Loss 1:2).
Cui, Jie: Alec Deckers – (Win 2:0), Yuki Mochizuki – (Win 2:0), Andre Ilagan – (Win 2:1), Linang Xiao – (Win 0:2), Maxim Zhukov – (Win 2:0).Both contenders have moved to the round_of_32 while beating worthy opponents along the way. In tournaments as Japan, Yokkaichi, Hard each event is meaningful which is why a great matchup awaits us.
