Round of 32 · FIP Silver Damac Dubai II

Scheduled

Alketbi/Marshall WC vs Petru Zaharia/Vladimir Nedelcu

October 30, 2026 Dubai

UAE

Scheduled to play on October 30, 2026

Saeed Alketbi

#1307 +6 11 pts 23y

Colin Marshall

#1377 -4 10 pts 42y

Mihnea Petru Zaharia

#976 -3 19 pts 23y

Horia Vladimir Nedelcu

#573 -44 47 pts -6 30y

Match prediction

Based on ELO

Alketbi / Marshall

ELO 1478

10 ELO apart

Petru Zaharia / Vladimir Nedelcu

ELO 1468

53% 47%

Too close to call — just 10 ELO between them.

Estimated from each player's ELO rating How ELO works

Form going in

Against ELO expectation

Alketbi / Marshall

Not enough form data yet.

Petru Zaharia / Vladimir Nedelcu

Vladimir Clearly under-performing last six months (−20.5)

Points above or below the win rate the ELO ratings predicted. A pair’s figure is its whole partnership; a player’s is their most recent window with enough matches.

Head-to-Head

All-time as pairs

First meeting between Marshall / Alketbi and Vladimir / Petru

These pairs have never faced each other before.

Full head-to-head

Back to FIP Silver Damac Dubai II