A spot in the next round is at stake on Wednesday, when A. Mayo goes up against Maks Kasnikowski in the Sioux Falls round of 16. Maks Kasnikowski has won 6 of the last 10. A. Mayo has won 5 of the last 10.
Maks Kasnikowski is clearly higher-rated on hard — our number puts Kasnikowski around 58%. Mayo comes in off a compressed schedule; Kasnikowski comes in off a compressed schedule. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Kasnikowski fractionally more likely to land the big points.