The double

Two who qualified and have a great opportunity, who are we going with?

You probably saw it but we had a bet on Pellegrino in Q2, I know him better than Barrena and I like his profile/level at the moment. He’s a good fighter but with quite an aggressive style, he got himself out of a tricky match against a good altitude player. He’s reaching a new level in his game and progressing well. I know Barrena much less, but I analyzed him last week and my conclusion was that he lacked punch and offensive weapons. He took a set off Kopriva and has just dished out two beatdowns in qualies, I didn’t see the matches unfortunately but I imagine the altitude helps him gain power and free points, which is often a good mix for players like him, so watch out.

It’s hard to price, we know Pellegrino will generally be the aggressor and Barrena will be solid, it’s difficult to know who can take the upper hand, it depends on their top level. I still find Barrena a bit lightweight but we have to admit he’s made up for that nicely in the qualies, so yeah I’m going to be careful.