Qualifying round 2 · Kuwait Major 2026

Finished

Rivas Garcia/Sanchez Arriaga vs Benitez/Patiniotis 2

October 24, 2026 Court 1 Alghanim Started 12:05 1h 29m Kuwait City

Kuwait

Eliminated

Samuel Rivas Garcia

#164 +3 340 pts +11 17y

Alfonso Sanchez Arriaga

#131 -2 453 pts -32 28y

Eliminated in Qualifying round 2

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Winner

Miguel Benitez

#154 -2 362 pts -1 30y

Aris Patiniotis

#91 -2 731 pts +2 34y

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Pre-match prediction

Based on ELO

Rivas Garcia / Sanchez Arriaga

ELO 1540

18 ELO apart

Benitez / Patiniotis

ELO 1522

55% 45%

We made Rivas Garcia / Sanchez Arriaga the favourite at 55%.

Upset — the underdog won

Estimated from each player's ELO rating How ELO works

Head-to-Head

All-time as pairs

Rivas / Sanchez

Samuel Rivas Garcia & Alfonso Sanchez Arriaga

0–1

1 meeting since 2026

Benitez / Patiniotis

Miguel Benitez & Aris Patiniotis

Full head-to-head

Tournament Run