Marat Sharipov and Petr Bar Biryukov meet in the semifinal at Guangzhou 2 on Saturday. Marat Sharipov is 7-3 across recent matches. Petr Bar Biryukov comes in at 3 wins from the last ten.

Marat Sharipov is clearly higher-rated on hard — our number puts Sharipov around 74%. Sharipov comes in off a compressed schedule; Biryukov comes in off a compressed schedule. If Sharipov plays anywhere close to a normal level, this ends in relatively comfortable fashion.