Shaun Murphy vs Mark Selby Prediction: A tough battle is expected for Mark Selby

Shaun Murphy vs Mark Selby: Prediction for the match on September 27, 2025

The British Open round Quarterfinals pitted Shaun Murphy (16th) against Mark Selby (10th). In the last five matches, Both players have recorded five wins. Who will win this snooker match and advance to the next round? Telecom Asia provides a match preview and free betting options.

Shaun Murphy Recent Form

Shaun Murphy advances to the semi-finals, with a 5 - 1 win over Mitchell Mann. Mark Selby awaits "The Magician" in the semis. 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.

Mark Selby's recent form

Defending champion Mark Selby battled back from 3-2 down to beat Mark Williams 5-3 to reach the semis. 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.

Shaun Murphy vs Mark Selby: Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• 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.
• 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 Mark Selby Prediction

The British Open is known as the 'FA Cup of Snooker', and we've got a premier semi-final line-up with every player a multiple-time ranking event champion. 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.

Our match prediction is +1.5 Handicap Shaun Murphy with odds available at 1.66 on the 1Xbet bookmaker.

Our betting tip is Mark Selby first frame winner with odds available at 1.80 on the Betway bookmaker.

Our last match prediction is Mark Selby to win with odds at 1.66 on the Bet365 bookmaker.