Shaun Murphy vs Mark Williams Prediction: Can Mark Williams Stun Shaun Murphy with a surprise?

Shaun Murphy vs Mark Williams: Prediction for the match on October 13, 2025

It is the Final of China Grand Prix - Qualification will have 5th-place Mark Williams and 12th-place Shaun Murphy face each other. Both players are coming into this fixture with five victories in his 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.

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. Ding Junhui kept putting Shaun Murphy in vicious snookers. Shaun Murphy beats Ding Junhui by 5 frames to 3.

Mark Williams` recent form

Williams, known by his nickname, the Welsh Potting Machine, will try to take advantage of this match and get back to winning ways as he seeks to win another competition and add a new trophy to his cabinet. He recorded a 1-2 against Mark Selby. With 2 reds left, from J's snooker, Selby made 10 misses. Midway, J suggested going from the cushion, drawing laughter from the audience. In the end, he went from the cushion and succeeded. The record for foul & miss is 16 times. Mark Williams 2-2 Mark Selby. After J's 53-point break, Selby-sama's in stealing position. He goes for a long rail to develop the last red from the pink with a pinpoint shot, but it's too perfect and the red gets sucked into the pocket as well. Selby-sama, who won the safety battle, thins out the last black in a blind shot. Forced loss with a white in-off. Mark Williams 3-5 Mark Selby. Both players missed routine short-range pots like the black off the spot, and J's 50+ breaks were only 53 and 54, with Selby-san only getting a 106 in the sixth frame, making it a battle between two C-game players, but with dramatic twists and turns in every close frame, it was quite entertaining. Mark Williams 4-3 Sanderson Lam decided on the snooker escape leading to pink but missed it and was disappointed. Mark J. took the frame with 2 visits and won. Multiple recovery shots exploded, making it a frame typical of Mark. A straightforward 5-1 win over Zhang Anda sees the Welshman become the first man to book his spot in the last four.

Mark Williams Strength

Mark Williams clears the colours in 41 seconds without moving his feet. Mark Williams recorded a victory over Yize Wu in the round of 16 World Championship with a score margin of 10-8. He lost in the round of 8 at the Tour Championship to Junhui Ding by 3-10. Before that, at the quarter finals of the Player Championship, he faced Kyren Wilson and lost with a score margin of 3-6. 

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

• 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.
• Mark Williams has won the World Championship on three separate occasions, in the years 2000, 2003, and 2018. In addition, he has won multiple tournament series, including the "triple crown," which consists of the UK Championship, the Masters, and the World Championship. Mark Williams leads 3-1 against Iulian Boiko, and they’re on a break.
• 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 Williams Prediction

Shaun Murphy is the man of the day with one of the most perfect games of all time. Both players are skilled, and given their performances in earlier rounds, we can expect a high level of play. With each having a shot at victory, this competition promises to be intense. Mark Williams, the oldest-ever snooker ranking event champion, has proven his expertise. After Ronnie then Mark Williams is my go to player. Temperament & style are SO relaxed yet he's so engaging to watch. My greatest dread is when they're head to head in any final, I'll always back Ronnie & prefer him slaughtering any other player,(except Barry Hawkins). There's a certain "snooker IQ" in choosing the right shots, a skill Williams excels at. However, this type of intelligence isn't quite like the traditional kind we associate with test-taking or magic.

Our match prediction is Mark Williams to win with odds available at 2.75 on the 1Xbet bookmaker.

Our betting tip is Mark Williams (+1.5 Handicap) with odds available at 2.20 on the Betway bookmaker.

Our last match prediction is Under 16.5 Total Frame with odds at 1.83 on the Bet365 bookmaker.