Kirill Gerassimenko, player for the Kazakhstan national team, said, "I hope I will play with Ma Long in this tournament."

"I have played against many national teams from China, with Ma Lin and Fan Zhendong, and also I've played against Zhiang Jike."

When asked on his thoughts on Wuxi, Gerassimenko said, "In the future, after the next two or three days I hope to spend some time to look around the city."