Samuel and Abhilakshya play a challenging, at times messy match for critical position in Season 4, Group F playoff stage. Abhilakshya competes while traveling in Germany after finishing 2nd overall at the Junior Mental Calculation World Championship. Samuel competes during peak California heat wave, with indoor temps a humid 32 degrees Celsius.

This is their 4th all-time match-up, with Samuel coming in 2-1 in the prior three matches.