Over the last meetings Smith, Keegan holds victories - 1, losses - 4. Matsuoka, Hayato on the other hand ends the latest games with victories - 4, losses - 1. Based on the games played we can assume that Matsuoka, Hayato currently is in better form, unlike Smith, Keegan.
Smith, Keegan: Li Tu – (Loss 1:2), Enzo Aguiard – (Win 2:0), Pavel Kotov – (Loss 2:0), Shintaro Mochizuki – (Loss 2:1), Olukayode Alafia Damina Ayeni – (Loss 2:1).
Matsuoka, Hayato: Omar Jasika – (Win 2:0), Evan Zhu – (Win 2:1), Tristan Schoolkate – (Loss 0:2), Kasidit Samrej – (Win 1:2), Tai Sach – (Win 0:2).Both contenders have moved to the round_of_32 while beating worthy opponents on their way there. In tournaments as China, Jiujiang, Hard every match is meaningful which is why a great battle awaits us.