Zak Surety vs Duane Jones Prediction: Duane Jones to create a difficult contest for Surety

Zak Surety vs Duane Jones: Prediction for the match on October 16, 2025

The Scottish Open - Qualification - Final is here with the 32nd round, where world 71th-ranked Duane Jones faces 61st-ranked Zak Surety. Looking at their last five matches, Zak Surety has won thrice and lost two times, while Duane Jones has three losses and two wins. Who will win this snooker match and move on to the next round? At Telecom Asia, we review the match preview and offer free betting options.

Zak Surety's recent form

Zak Surety is looking to get redemption following a loss in his last match against fellow compatriot Joe O`Connor, which ended in a 3-0 victory. Before this loss, He recorded four straight victories, which were against Wales A. Pagett by a score margin of 3-1, L. Pullen by a score margin of 3-0, Chinese Z. Hanyang by a score margin of 4-2, and C. Gong by a score margin of 5-1. John Higgins battles through to make his 57th ranking event final. He defeats first-time semi-finalist Zak Surety 6-5 in a decider. As he so often does, the Scotsman took advantage of Surety’s mistakes to take the final 3 frames and progress. Ding Junhui survives a scare to progress 10-7 over debutant Zak Surety. Impressively, Surety made 4 centuries (136, 110, 109 & 104) throughout the match to pressure the former finalist. Ding played his best stuff at the back end of the match to get over the winning line. He eliminates the 9th seed of the qualifiers, Jack Lisowski, to move on to Judgement Day. He played against Scot Donaldson in the Wuhan Open, and he easily dispatched him. In the meantime, Surety took on Sanderson Lam in the China World Grand Prix in a prior game and secured a 2-5 win.

Zak Surety Strength

Throughout the qualifiers, Surety was a standout performer, defeating Ricky Walden, Jack Lisowski, and Antoni Kowalski to book his place at the 'Home of Snooker' for the first time. Since he turned professional in 2014, there has been little to celebrate for the Englishman, but he did make the Semi-Final of the World Open this season, only to be edged out by John Higgins in a decider. That form shown in Yushan is a sign that he is more than capable of making a deep run when all aspects of his game click.

Duane Jones' recent form

Duane Jones is coming into this match following two consecutive losses. These losses were against J. Brown via a score margin of 5-1 and H. Vafaei via a score margin of 10-7. Before this match, he was on a two-game consecutive win streak. These victories were against M. Hailong via a score margin of 1-10 and F. Nussle via a score margin of 10-9. At the world open, he lost to the Englishman Z. Surety by a score margin of 5-4. Duane Jones beats Ma Hailong by 10 frames to 1 in the World Championship Qualifiers (Qual Round 2). In the World Open (Round 3), he won the first frame against Zak Surety. What an incredible comeback from Duane Jones in the last 64 of the World Open. Jones recovered from 4-0 down - and by 53 points in the decider - by winning five consecutive frames to stun world number 16 Xiao Guodong with a 5-4 victory on the final black. Duane Jones defeated Khalid Al Kamali on day one of this encounter. However, Duane Jones also picked up wins in his games against Dominic Dale and Luca Brecel, which ended 4-2 and 4-5, respectively. In the meantime, other recent encounters ended in defeats to Joe O'Connor and Andrew Higginson while playing to draws with David Gilbert, Xu Si, and Andrew Pagett.

Duane Jones Strength

Jones has refused several "easy" pots to try to steal the frame, preferring to lay a snooker. It seems very negative and will probably cost him this frame against Daniel Wells in Saudi Arabia. What a steal from Duane Jones to beat Xiao Guodong from 54-0 down in the decider.

Zak Surety vs Duane Jones: Betting Insights, Tips & Odds

• Ding Junhui moves into the last 16 after a very entertaining 10-7 victory over gallant Crucible debutant Zak Surety. World number 73 Surety compiled four century breaks during the tie, but former finalist here Ding made a 116 en route to progression at the Crucible.
• From 5-3 down, John Higgins wins the final three frames to deny world number 89 Zak Surety and secure a 6-5 victory to reach Saturday's final.
• 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.
• What an incredible comeback from Duane Jones in the last 64 of the World Open. Jones recovered from 4-0 down - and by 53 points in the decider - by winning five consecutive frames to stun world number 16 Xiao Guodong with a 5-4 victory on the final black.
• Rookie pro Haydon Pinhey registered breaks of 113, 131, 54, 79 & 70 in a 5-2 victory over Duane Jones to move one more win away from the main venue stages of the 2025 German Masters in Berlin.

Zak Surety vs Duane Jones Prediction

Surety was the best player in the qualifiers. He beat Ricky Walden, Jack Lisowski, and Antoni Kowalski to make his start at the "Home of Snooker." The Englishman hasn't had much to cheer about since he turned pro in 2014, but he thinks that the World Championship will start a new part of his career. The Englishman hasn't had much to cheer about since he turned pro in 2014, but he thinks that the World Championship will start a new part of his career. A bet on "over" should also be thought about.

Our first prediction is 4-3 correct score - 5.00 odds for 1xbet

Our Second prediction is +1.5 Duane Jones Handicap - 2.00 odds for Bet365

Our third prediction is over 5.5 Total Frames 2-way - 1.61 odds for Betway