A spot in the next round is at stake on Thursday, when Elsa Jacquemot goes up against Susan Bandecchi in the Courmayeur (Italy) round of 16. Susan Bandecchi comes in at 5 wins from the last ten. Elsa Jacquemot is searching for form, having lost 5 in a row (3 of the last 10).

The underlying stats are tight across the board — this is a matchup decided by a handful of points. Jacquemot comes in off a compressed schedule. Little separates them; Bandecchi gets the nod on the finest of margins.