Poulter finished inside the top 20 the last two weeks in Asia. He was the runner-up in China in 2013 and placed sixth in 2014. 

Molinari won the HSBC Champions in 2010 and came sixth in 2016. He posted a T-14 in a premier European Tour event three starts ago, a sign his game is rounding into form.

Fleetwood tends to perform well in WGCs and came T-7 in China in 2018. He's turned in top-25 results in six of his last seven worldwide starts. 

Rose won the 2017 HSBC Champions and followed it up with a T-3 last year. He’s an all-world talent despite failing to find the winner’s circle since January. 

Horschel played great in Japan en route to a T-6 showing. He finished T-11 at HSBC Champions last year.

Casey’s played this event eight times since 2009 with no finishes worse than T-23. He came T-17 in Japan while keeping all four rounds in the 60s. 

Finau fits Sheshan perfectly with his dominant length off the tee. He was the runner-up last year after finishing T-11 in his HSBC Champions debut in 2017.

Matsuyama continued his brilliant play with a solo second in Japan after finishing T-3 at the CJ Cup. He won this event in 2016. 

Schauffele will look to defend his title after an impressive T-10 in Japan. Anything outside of a top-five from the 26-year-old would be shocking. 

McIlroy is the clear favorite to win in China after coming T-3 last week. He’s played the HSBC Champions six times with four results inside the top six.