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At a solid snooker tournament in Saudi Arabia it's time for the quarterfinals, there are already many top pairs. Among them is the confrontation between Judd Trump and Neil Robertson, Dailysports experts offer their betting option for this event.
Judd Trump
The English snooker player is having a good year, he has won at least three solid tournaments this year, and at the last Grand Prix of China he reached the final, where he lost to Kieron Wilson - 8:10.
At this tournament in Saudi Arabia, Trump could have pulled out after his first match as he lost 0:4 to China's Iza, but pulled off an incredible comeback, eventually winning 5:4. Next up was a convincing 6-1 win over the experienced Jack Lisowski. The athlete is now 35 years old and tops the world ranking, Trump has one world title on his account in 2019.
Neil Robertson
“Melbourne machine” is well known to snooker fans, because the athlete once headed the world ranking. Now Robertson has a clear decline in results, because of which he occupies a modest ranking of 27th for himself. Of course, skill at the player, sometimes psychology fails.
At this tournament Robertson started from the early stages, in the first match he defeated the Englishman Paul Deville - 4:1, then the Chinese Chenzhi. The main sensation was created in the third match, when the Australian beat Mark Selby 5:3. In the last match there was a confident victory over the experienced Gary Wilson - 6:1.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- The rivals have a huge history of face-to-face confrontations, which began at least 15 years ago, athletes played with varying success.
- Trump has won 6 of the last 7 face-to-face meetings.
- Bookmakers' quotes: W1 - 1.59, W2 - 2.35.
Judd Trump vs Neil Robertson Prediction
A slight favorite of this pair is considered Trump, although these are guys very strong and famous, who know what it is to win at the world championships. Robertson has played worse in recent years, but at this tournament the Australian looks very confident. I'll take my chances on a clean win for Trump.
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