A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Daniel Vallejo goes up against Jie Cui in the Hangzhou round of 32. Daniel Vallejo has won 3 of the last 10. Jie Cui limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 4 wins in 10.

Daniel Vallejo is clearly higher-rated on hard — our number puts Vallejo around 63%. Vallejo should have enough here, though Cui has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.