Jimmy Robertson vs Mark Selby Prediction: Selby to advance to the next round

The round 1/8 of the World Grand Prix competition will feature the match between Jimmy Robertson and Mark Selby. Allen is coming from a 4-3 narrow win over J Page while Robertson had a surprising 2-4 victory over Mark Allen. Who will win this next round of snooker ? Let's dive into it together.

Mark Selby - another masterclass expected

Mark Selby is currently in 3rd place in the world rankings. He had an absolutely incredible day at the baize, starting with the greatest comeback in the history of the Crucible taking place in his semi-final match, followed by this epic struggle that came to a conclusion gone past midnight. Under the impression that we would stay out later tonight, but not like this. Allen appeared to be on the verge of defeat when Selby took a 16-10 lead, but he fought back superbly to bring Selby to the edge of defeat. Allen will undoubtedly be disappointed with how he began against Selby in that matchup because he gave himself an excessive amount of work to complete, but Selby deserves respect for bringing it to a successful conclusion. Selby was able to stop a wave of frames from going against him earlier today, while Si Jiahui was unable to do so. As a result, Selby is playing in his sixth World Championship final.

Jimmy Robertson - looking to advance

Jimmy Robertson has been on an inconsistent run across all competitions. In the last five matches, he has recorded 3 wins and 2 losses. These losses were to T Ford (5-3) and J Page (4-2). His three wins were against Noppon Saengkham (5-3), A. Hill (5-4) and Al Taylor (4-3). Heading into this game as an underdog, just like his encounter against Wilson, we can expect Jimmy Robertson to play at his best, show character and approach this game with his best tactics.

Expert Betting Tips

Both players faced each other since 2010, with Mark Selby winning the first of their encounters. He is currently favoured by the bookies and is expected to have an easy landing to the quarter-finals of the competition. This year they have only faced each other once which ended in a victory for Selby by 3-2. A repeat of such kind is expected in this competition.

Our first prediction is +2.5 Handicap Jimmy Robertson to win - 1.60 odds for 1xbet

Our second prediction is Mark Selby to win 4-2 - 4.00 odds for bet365

Our third prediction is Over 5.5 Total Frame 2 way - 1.72 odds for betway