Final qualifying round · Kuwait Major 2026

Scheduled

Axelsson/Ortega 7 vs Ayats/Sanchez 3

October 24, 2026 Center Court Bnk Kuwait City

Kuwait

Scheduled to play today: Estimated around 20:30 (20:30 local time in Kuwait)

Adam Axelsson

#126 +4 479 pts +28 21y

Mario Ortega

#84 -2 793 pts +3 23y

Arnau Ayats

#92 +4 704 pts +51 26y

Emilio Sanchez

#82 +1 813 pts +37 23y

Match prediction

Based on ELO

Axelsson / Ortega

ELO 1597

86 ELO apart

Ayats / Sanchez

ELO 1683

27% 73%

Ayats / Sanchez favoured, 86 ELO ahead.

Estimated from each player's ELO rating How ELO works

Form going in

Against ELO expectation

Axelsson / Ortega

Better together as a pair, over 7 matches together (+10)

Axelsson Ahead of expectation last 30 days (+10)
Ortega Ahead of expectation last 30 days (+10)

Ayats / Sanchez

Much stronger together as a pair, over 21 matches together (+17.8)

Ayats Clearly over-performing last 90 days (+17.8)
Sanchez Clearly over-performing last 90 days (+15.3)

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 Axelsson / Ortega and Ayats / Sanchez

These pairs have never faced each other before.

Full head-to-head

Tournament Run

Axelsson / Ortega

Qualifying

vs Jose Pineda Cabello / Contreras

Won

6-3, 6-2

Qualifying

Bye

Tournament Run

Ayats / Sanchez

Qualifying

vs Iacovino / Graziotti

Won

1-6, 4-6

Qualifying

Bye

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