Wednesday's Beijing first round pits Tamara Korpatsch against Taylah Preston on hard. Taylah Preston comes in at 7 wins from the last ten. Tamara Korpatsch limps in on a 2-match losing skid, just 5 wins in 10.

Taylah Preston is clearly higher-rated on hard — our number puts Preston around 61%. Preston should have enough here, though Korpatsch has the tools to make the scoreboard uncomfortable.