Terence Atmane faces Rinky Hijikata in the Almaty round of 32 on hard. Rinky Hijikata holds the paper edge — ranked #85, defending last year's round of 16, a roughly 20-point hard Elo advantage. Recent hard form is closely matched.
Atmane T. and Hijikata R. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Atmane T. went 3–6 (33%) against them, Hijikata R. 2–5 (29%). Results against comparable opponents are close (3 : 2 better-results split).
Umpiry, "Terence Atmane vs Rinky Hijikata — Almaty Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-19/atmane-vs-hijikata-almaty-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 19 October 2026).