Judd Trump vs Zhou Yuelong Prediction: Judd Trump to record an easy victory

Judd Trump vs Zhou Yuelong: Prediction and odds on the Match on 23 April 2025

The World Championship tour has begun in the snooker world, and Englishman Judd Trump will face off against the Chinese Zhou Yuelong. Zhou Yuelong is currently ranked 32nd in the world, while Judd Trump is still in pole position in the ranking. The venue in which this event will be hosted is the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield. At Telecom Asia, we look at the match’s preview and offer free betting opportunities.

Judd Trump: Form and Statistics

Judd Trump is currently ranked first in the snooker world rankings. Currently, he is on a two consecutive loss streak and has recorded 6 wins and 4 losses in the last 10 matches. His last match was at the quarter finals of the World Tour Championship, he faced Barry Hawkins. He lost his first set win has Hawkins got the win by 10-5. Before then, He lost the player's championship finals to 2nd place Kyren Wilson by a close score margin of 9-10. His journey to the finals saw him defeat other top players in the sport. First was to defeat Lei Peifan in the round of 8 by 6-2, then Shaun Murphy in the quarter finals by 6-0, and John Higgins in the semi finals by 6-4. In March, he lost the semi-finals to Stuart Bingham by a score margin of 3-6 in the World Grand Prix. He won against Gray Wilson in the round of 16, then had a walkover against Jack Lisowski, and Hossein Vafaei in the quarter finals by 5-0. In February, he lost in the round of 16 in the World Open to Joe O`Connor with a score margin of 2-5. For the earlier round, he won against Xing Zihao (5-0) and Long Zehuang (5-1). 

Judd Trump Strength

Judd Trump is currently in his 20th season as a professional and has played 1521 matches. Across the total matches played, he has won 1086, which constitutes 71.4%, 423 losses, and 12 draws. He has recorded 1072 centuries at the rate of 9.8 with 8 maximums made.

Zhou Yuelong: Form and Statistics

Zhou Yuelong is currently on a two-game consecutive win streak and has recorded 4 wins and a loss in the last five matches. His last fight was at the finals of the world championship qualification, where he faced fellow compatriot Yuan Sijun and won with a score margin of 10-5. In the semi-finals, he faced India`s Ishpreet Chadha, who is ranked in the 66th position, and won with a score margin of 10-5. His last match in February ended in a loss to Scottish John Higgins by a score margin of 5-4. In the earlier rounds, he won against Kyren Wilson by 5-4 and Manasawin Phetmalaikui by 1-5. Zhou Yuelong could not proceed in the German Masters in the round of 16 losing to Kyren Wilson by a score margin of 3-5. Also, he lost the Welsh Open in the round of 32 to fellow compatriot Yuan Sijun by 1-4. Other victories he has recorded include Noppon Saengkham (2-3), Joe O`Connor (3-0), Jak Jones, Artemijs Zizins (5-2), Yuelong Zhou (5-1), Sijun Yuan (4-1), and Louis Heathcote (115-0).

Zhou Yuelong Strength

Zhou Yuelong is currently in his 11th season as a professional and has played 534 matches. Across the total matches played, he has won 306, which constitutes 57.3%, 219 losses, which constitute 41.01%, and 9 draws. He has recorded 249 centuries with 2 maximum made.

Judd Trump vs Zhou Yuelong: Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• Both players have met eight times across seven competitions. This competition is the Turkish Masters, German Masters, World Championship League, WST Pro Series, China Championship, Riga Masters, and European Tour 2.
• Judd Trump has won seven of the eight head-to-head meetings. The odds for Judd Trump, who is the favourite to win at 1xbet Bookmaker, is 1.13 odds.

Judd Trump vs Zhou Yuelong Match Prediction 22 April 2025

Judd Trump has gotten the needed rest to be set for the fixture, with his last match being 17 days ago. Zhou Yuelong is on a good run himself and will be put to the challenge against the top spot. This fixture won't come in easily, and even an upset is possible. Judd Trump is the most experienced, and although he has lost his recent match, he is someone who has the knack for victory. He has also played in more rounds of 32, rounds of 16, final-Group 1, and semi-finals group 4 than his opponent. In their last match at the 2022 Turkish Masters, Yuelong got the early lead down to the second set before he was later overthrown by Judd. He tried to bounce back by getting a tie of 4-4 but finally lost the last round, which ended with a score margin of 5-4.

Our match prediction is a win for over 15.5 total frames with odds at 1.83 on 1Xbet.

Our betting tip on the match is to +4.5 handicap Zhou Yuelong with odds at 1.80 on Bet365.