Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the 2024 World Open snooker match.
Neil Robertson
The Australian player won this tournament before China started to host it. Neil Robertson has an obvious decline in his performance but he doesn’t give up and participate every in every tournament he can. He’s eliminated from the top 10 of the world rankings, which can affect his state. However, he’s a professional, there’s no doubt he has skills. The draw has been great for Robertson. He’s supposed to beat opponents like Pengfei.
Tian Pengfei
The last games of Pengfei that I saw were against women, namely Reanne Evans and Mink Nutcharut. Pengfei managed to win on both occasions, but he performed poorly. Especially versus Reanne Evans, who has good rating. Yes, Pengfei has one once in a head-to-head game against Robertson. But it was in 2014, currently, the Chinese player has no chance to do the same.
Neil Robertson – Tian Pengfei prediction
The odds on the favourite to win are too low. I suggest that, considering quite a poor form of both players, we will see at least 7 frames.
