Shaun Murphy vs Elliot Slessor Prediction: The magician is expected to keep being impressive

Shaun Murphy vs Elliot Slessor: Prediction for the match on November 04, 2025

The International Championship - 1/16-finals will have 6th-place Shaun Murphy and 29th-place Elliot Slessor face each other. Both snooker players have recorded three wins and two losses in their 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.

Elliot Slessor's recent form

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.

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.

Shaun Murphy Recent Form

Shaun Murphy Recent Form

Shaun Murphy compares wonderkid to Ronnie O’Sullivan declaring him future of snooker. 14-Year-Old Wang Xinzhong Breaks of 81, 100, 58, 105 and 74 saw him take Shaun Murphy all the way to a decider before narrowly losing 6-5. Shaun Murphy says he is having a "magical" time after he got engaged to his partner Jo. The British Open winner proposed at home before heading to China for the International Championship. In the third frame of the world champions' challenge pitting him against Shaun Murphy, Neil Robertson became the first player in history to score 100 breaks of exactly 100 points. What a statement from Shaun Murphy as he made breaks of 125, 135 and 133 in successive frames en route to a 4-0 whitewash of Zak Surety at the English Open. Murphy outscored Surety 496-8 in total points, with 457 of those going unanswered. Both former World Champions won 5-0 against Michal Szubarczyk and Leone Crowley, respectively. A brilliant first-round match has come to a close, with Shaun Murphy defeating Crucible debutant Daniel Wells, 10-4. Each player made three century breaks. The 50-year-old, Mark Williams, who recently delayed an eye lens replacement operation, beat Shaun Murphy 6-1 to move onto the quarter-finals of the Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters. Last year's runner-up Mark Williams, is through to the quarter-finals of the 2025 Saudi Arabia Snooker Masters following a 6-1 win over Shaun Murphy. The world number three hit breaks of 69, 74, and 62, before finishing with a 102.

Shaun Murphy Strength

At the end of the Wuhan Open and the rankings update, for the first time since 2006, Shaun Murphy will drop out of the top 16.

Shaun Murphy Strength

At the end of the Wuhan Open and the rankings update, for the first time since 2006, Shaun Murphy will drop out of the top 16.

Shaun Murphy vs Elliot Slessor: Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• Elliot Slessor is really in an average-performing phase of his career and remains a huge underdog. Shaun Murphy is more than ten places higher than his opponent, and he is regarded as a more serious contender to advance by the bookies.
• Across the last three matches, Elliot Slessor has scored at most 8 points. In the last five, he recorded at least 6 frames. The option is available at 2.20 odds in the 1xbet bookmaker for Elliot Slessor to be the 1st frame winner.
• Shaun Murphy booked his spot in Xi'an following a 5-0 whitewash of Liam Highfield. Current Masters Champion Murphy top-scored with a break of 117.
• A semi-finalist here last year, Shaun Murphy is the first player through to the last 16 of the 2025 Saudi Arabia Masters following a 5-1 win over Thepchaiya Un-Nooh. Murphy rattled in breaks of 125, 66, and 118.

Shaun Murphy vs Elliot Slessor Prediction

The last time they met was at the round of 16 of the Northern Ireland Open in which Murphy won. He has won the last three matches between them. There is never a doubt what he will do or can get done. He has an outstanding level of consistency. Personally, I appreciate Murphy`s game and technical finesse. He is also in form, so I expect an easy win for him.

Our match prediction is 6-4 Correct Score with odds available at 5.50 on the 1Xbet bookmaker.

Our betting tip is +2.5 Handicap Elliot Slessor with odds available at 1.80 on the Betway bookmaker.

Our last match prediction is Under 9.5 frames with odds at 1.66 on the Bet365 bookmaker.