Mark Selby vs Stephen Maguire Prediction: The England Man ready to bounce back following a close range loss to Chinese Zhao

Mark Selby vs Stephen Maguire: Prediction for the match on November 12, 2025

Snooker is back again and this time it is the round 8 of the World champion of champions tournament. Champion of Champions has a classic "Group of Death" - akin to the football Euros and World Cup. Only the winner from each group can go through to the semi-finals. In this fixture, 11th-place Mark Selby and 25th-place Stephen Maguire. Mark Selby is coming from three wins and two losses, while. Stephen Maguire has won four matches and lost one in the last five matches. Who will win this next round of snooker? At Telecom Asia, we look at the match’s preview and offer free betting opportunities.

Mark Selby's recent form

Mark Selby has to find a brilliant escape from an unusual snooker of his own making. He progressed in the English Open with a 5-4 victory over Jackson Page. Mark Selby was once ranked third in the world, but has plummeted to fourth position. His most recent match was at the Tour Championship finals, when he lost to John Higgins, who is currently in third place. The game ended with a 10-8 score in a best-of-19 frames format. On his way to the finals, he defeated Si Jiahui in the round of eight with a score of 10-6, Neil Robertson in the quarterfinals with a score of 1-10, and Ding Junhui in the semifinals with a score of 10-2. He had an absolutely spectacular day at the baize, beginning with the best comeback in Crucible history in his semi-final match, followed by this epic battle that ended after midnight. We expected to remain out later tonight, but not like this. Allen appeared to be on the approach of disaster when Selby built a 16-10 lead, but he battled valiantly to put Selby to the brink of defeat. Allen will likely be dissatisfied with how he started against Selby in that clash because he assigned himself too much work, but Selby deserves credit for completing it successfully. Selby was able to block a wave of frames coming at him earlier today, but Si Jiahui was unable to do so. As a result, Selby is competing in his sixth World Championship final.

Mark Selby strength

Mark Selby is among the top five in the rankings, so there is no doubt about his ability. His strength is in his ability to make comebacks. 

Stephen Maguire recent form

The Wizard casts aside friend Stephen Maguire 9-2 to set up a meeting with Chinese youngster Wu Yize in the 2025 International Championship final on Sunday. The Scot edged past home favourite Zhao Xintong 5-4 in a tense decider, sealing it on the final black with a fearless clearance. In the decider, an escape turns into a counter behind the black with a fluke snooker. Zhao Xintong`s escape accidentally hits a red, leading to a half-chance clearance. The final break was shaky, but he stayed focused well. Stephen Maguire suffered a 5-2 loss to Ding Junhui. He was full of confidence after his emphatic 5-0 victory over fellow Scotsman Anthony McGill. Newly minted Championship League winner Stephen Maguire continues his brilliant start to the new season. The Scot recovered from 3-2 down to oust Allan Taylor 4-3 and reach round four of the Saudi Arabia Masters. Stephen Maguire has been voted at the wpbsa players Player of the Month for July after his victory at the season-opening Championship League Snooker Ranking Event in Leicester. Two-time semi-finalist Maguire was defeated 10-3 by 20-year-old Chinese cueist Gao Yang. World Snooker Federation Champion Gao doesn't have a tour card until next season, so is technically competing as an amateur here.

Stephen Maguire Strength

Stephen Maguire is the champion of the Bet Victor Championship League Ranking Edition. He became a seven-time ranking event winner. Congratulations to Stephen Maguire on being named as July's Player of the Month on the pro snooker circuit. Maguire won his 7th ranking event title at the recent Championship League. Stephen Maguire was "over the moon" after landing the season's first ranking title. He beat Joe O'Connor 3-1 to win the Championship League and £33,000. Its his seventh career ranking title.

Mark Selby vs Stephen Maguire: Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• Stephen Maguire slapped the black ball in frustration to end a frame at the International Championship.
• Stephen Maguire is the 2025 Championship League Snooker winner after defeating Joe O'Connor 3-1 in the grand final in Leicester. It is the seventh world ranking title of Maguire's career,and his first in over five years.;
• Mark Selby is the Champion after seeing off a gallant Stephen Maguire 9-6 to lift his 24th ranking event title. He really pushed on after tonight’s interval.
• Mark Selby edges out a 3 hour+ clash with Jackson Page with a nerveless clearance of 131 in the decider. He finishes with a century to reach the final four at the English Open.

Mark Selby vs Stephen Maguire Prediction

These are two good snooker players, and with the level of performance they showed in their various rounds of matches, I expect solid play from them. Since both competitors have a chance of winning, we anticipate a very challenging competition. Stephen Maguire will come into tonight’s match with Mark Selby full of confidence despite his emphatic 9-2 loss about four days ago over fellow Scotsman John Higgins. Selby also showed encouraging signs as he reached the QF’s in Leicester. Tough match to call.

Our match prediction is -1.5 Handicap Mark Selby with odds available at 1.80 on the 1Xbet bookmaker.

Our betting tip is Mark Williams first frame winner with odds available at 1.61 on the Betway bookmaker.

Our last match prediction is 4-3 correct score with odds at 4.30 on the Bet365 bookmaker.