Barry Hawkins vs Mark Williams Prediction: Can Barrry Hawkins pose a top challenge against Williams

Barry Hawkins vs Mark Williams: Prediction for the match on October 10, 2025

The Grand Prix -1/8 Finals is here with the finals, where global 5th-ranked Mark Williams will face off against 13th-ranked Barry Hawkins. Looking at their last five matches, both players have been in fantastic form, defeating all of their opponents to earn this slot with only a loss in the last five matches. Who will win the snooker match and advance to the next round? At Telecom Asia, we examine match previews and provide free betting alternatives.

Barry Hawkins recent form

Barry Hawkins means business in Cheltenham. 'The Hawk' has won both his opening two matches in the British Open 4-0, and he has conceded only 50 points in the entire process. The world number 12 has also made breaks of 128, 81, 96, 54, 50, 109 and 73. Zhou Yuelong beats Barry Hawkins by 4 frames to 2. He is coming from an impressive win over semi final debutant, Sijun Yuan which ended in a score line of 2-6. What an exciting impression to go into the final against Kyren Wilson with. Now that the competition has begun, Barry Hawkins will do his best to improve his performance, ensure that he is never behind in any of the bouts, and do everything in his power to come out on top. In the quarterfinals he recorded a win over Chinese Yize Wu with a score line of 3-5.

Barry Hawkins Strength

Mitchell Mann beats Barry Hawkins by 4 frames to 2. He's through to his third career ranking quarter-final.

Mark Williams` recent form

Williams, known by his nickname, the Welsh Potting Machine, will try to take advantage of this match and get back to winning ways as he seeks to win another competition and add a new trophy to his cabinet. Mark Williams recorded a 1-2 against Mark Selby. With 2 reds left, from J's snooker, Selby made 10 misses. Midway, J suggested going from the cushion, drawing laughter from the audience. In the end, he went from the cushion and succeeded. The record for foul & miss is 16 times. Mark Williams 2-2 Mark Selby. After J's 53-point break, Selby-sama's in stealing position. He goes for a long rail to develop the last red from the pink with a pinpoint shot, but it's too perfect and the red gets sucked into the pocket as well. Selby-sama, who won the safety battle, thins out the last black in a blind shot. Forced loss with a white in-off. Mark Williams 3-5 Mark Selby. Both players missed routine short-range pots like the black off the spot, and J's 50+ breaks were only 53 and 54, with Selby-san only getting a 106 in the sixth frame, making it a battle between two C-game players, but with dramatic twists and turns in every close frame, it was quite entertaining. Mark Williams 4-3 Sanderson Lam decided on the snooker escape leading to pink but missed it and was disappointed. Mark J. took the frame with 2 visits and won. Multiple recovery shots exploded, making it a frame typical of Mark. A straightforward 5-1 win over Zhang Anda sees the Welshman become the first man to book his spot in the last four.

Mark Williams Strength

Mark Williams clears the colours in 41 seconds without moving his feet. Mark Williams recorded a victory over Yize Wu in the round of 16 World Championship with a score margin of 10-8. He lost in the round of 8 at the Tour Championship to Junhui Ding by 3-10. Before that, at the quarter finals of the Player Championship, he faced Kyren Wilson and lost with a score margin of 3-6. 

Barry Hawkins vs Mark Williams: Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• Barry Hawkins is on fire. Two days, two matches, 8–0. He conceded just 50 points and fired five 70+ breaks.
• Barry Hawkins stunned Judd Trump in Nuremberg #OTD 2023 to secure his fourth career ranking title and cement his place among snooker’s elite.
• Mark Williams has won the World Championship on three separate occasions, in the years 2000, 2003, and 2018. In addition, he has won multiple tournament series, including the "triple crown," which consists of the UK Championship, the Masters, and the World Championship. Mark Williams leads 3-1 against Iulian Boiko, and they’re on a break.
• Mark Allen defeats Zhou Yuelong 9-8 in the English Open final, claiming his 12th ranking title and first since February 2024.

Barry Hawkins vs Mark Williams Prediction

Both players are skilled, and given their performances in earlier rounds, we can expect a high level of play. With each having a shot at victory, this competition promises to be intense. Mark Williams, the oldest-ever snooker ranking event champion, has proven his expertise. After Ronnie then Mark Williams is my go to player. Temperament & style are SO relaxed yet he's so engaging to watch. My greatest dread is when they're head to head in any final, I'll always back Ronnie & prefer him slaughtering any other player,(except Barry Hawkins). There's a certain "snooker IQ" in choosing the right shots, a skill Williams excels at. However, this type of intelligence isn't quite like the traditional kind we associate with test-taking or magic.

Our match prediction is -0.5 Handicap Mark Williams with odds available at 1.727 on the 1Xbet bookmaker.

Our betting tip is Over 7.5 frames with odds available at 1.72 on the Betway bookmaker.

Our last match prediction is Mark Williams to win with odds at 1.70 on the Bet365 bookmaker.