Mitchell Krueger faces Darwin Blanch in the Sioux Falls round of 16 on hard. Darwin Blanch holds the paper edge — ranked #144, a roughly 50-point hard Elo advantage. They have met 2 times, the series level at 1–1.
Umpiry, "Mitchell Krueger vs Darwin Blanch — Sioux Falls Round of 16", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-30/blanch-vs-krueger-sioux-falls-r16?utm_source=cite (as of 30 October 2026).