Elliot Slessor vs Barry Hawkins Prediction: Barry Hawkins to advance to the quarter finals

Elliot Slessor vs Barry Hawkins: Prediction for the match on December 04, 2025

The UK Championship is here with the 8th round, where 14th-ranked Barry Hawkin faces 21st Elliot Slessor. Looking at their last five matches, both sides have recorded four wins and one loss. Who will win this snooker match and move on to the next round? At Telecom Asia, we review the match preview and offer free betting options.

Elliot Slessor's recent form

It was a magnificent victory from Elliot Slessor to come through a decider over Mark Williams to continue his brilliant run this week. He adds Williams to the list that includes John Higgins & Stuart Bingham he has already defeated this week. The match ended with a score margin of 6-5. What a result and break in the decider. The match was full of twists and turns as each player had momentum at different stages throughout, but a textbook 72 break in the 11th is enough to get Slessor over the line. Elliot Slessor scores the biggest win of his professional career, so far, as he dramatically ousts Mark Williams 6-5 to reach the last four of the Saudi Arabia Masters. It is the fourth round in a row that Slessor has come through a deciding frame. Slessor is now guaranteed to pick up at least £50k - the biggest payday of his pro career, so far. A brilliant comeback from Elliot Slessor at the Saudi Arabia Masters as he recovers from 4-1 down to defeat 16-year-old rookie Lan Yuhao, 5-4. He played against Shaun Murphy and Zak Surety in games that ended 6-3 and 1-4, respectively. In the meantime, prior to those defeats saw Elliot Slessor pick wins over Hayden Pinhey, Yuelong Zhou, and Ali Carter. Elliot Slessor pulled off a 1-5 win over Louis Heathcote in the quarterfinal encounter of this tournament and will have his hopes high here.

Elliot Slessor Strength

Elliot Slessor possesses superb tips, great quality leather, and excellent cue ball control on quick tables. British snooker pro Elliot Slessor was one of the top four players at the inaugural Q School tournament, who earned a spot on the professional Main Tour for the 2013–14 and 2014–15 seasons. The 28-year-old professional is now ranked No. 29 in the world of snooker.

Barry Hawkins recent form

The last 16 line-up at the 2025 UK Championship is now complete. Last year's runner-up Barry Hawkins ends the campaign of a spirited David Lilley with a 6-4 win. 'The Hawk' will face Elliot Slessor in the next round. Barry Hawkins still chases his first Triple Crown. Watching Mark Williams lift a ranking title at 50 keeps that dream alive. The Hawk has come close—three times. He’s reached the finals of the World Championship, the Masters (twice), and the UK Championship. Each time, the crown slipped away. His defeats came at the hands of legends. Ronnie O’Sullivan stopped him twice. Judd Trump and Neil Robertson did the same. Each loss came against the giants of snooker. Just last year, Trump edged him 10–8 in a thrilling UK Championship final. Yet Hawkins, now 46, refuses to slow down. The fire still burns. As 50 nears, his eyes remain fixed on the biggest prizes. 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. 

Elliot Slessor vs Barry Hawkins: Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• Elliot Slessor is a boxing enthusiast, but experiencing the power of his punch wasn't an opponent in the ring, but the table. The Gateshead player unleashed all his frustration in the match against Zak Surety, after this error.
• 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.
• Barry Hawkins produced an incredibly technical and exceptionally precise escape from tough snooker.

Elliot Slessor vs Barry Hawkins Prediction

The Hawk grinds past the former world seniors champion. It was a poor performance you have to say from Barry Hawkins but he did enough to get the W in beating David Lilley 6-4. Lilley played some excellent snooker in the first five frames but unfortunately faded out in the latter part of the match. Hawkins takes on Elliot Slessor in the last 16. Based on their past performances in different tournaments, I anticipate strong play from these two snooker players. Barry Hawkins has been in similar rounds before. Therefore, that is not an empty statement. Therefore, I am of the belief that he will accomplish the same thing in this match.

Our first prediction is -1.5 Handicap Barry Hawkins - 1.90 odds for 1xbet

Our Second prediction is Barry Hawkins to win - 1.60 odds for Bet365

Our third prediction is Under 9.5 Total Frames 2-way - 1.72 odds for Betway