Top 5 men’s singles contenders for the China Masters GPG

5. Sho Sasaki

He might be 33 and has not won an international title in years. But the 10th seeded Japanese has been a former semi-finalist at the China Masters and is certainly familiar with the atmosphere at this event.

Purely for his immense experience, Sasaki should be in the contenders list. If the draw opens up, he can cause quite a stir.

He has already notched up an easy straight-game victory over Uzbek player Artyom Savatyugin on Tuesday. Chen Long looms large in the third round against whom he trails 0-5. But the Chinese himself has not been in the best of form the last few weeks. Sasaki thus can surely fancy his chances.