Chirs Wakelin vs Haydon Pinhey Prediction: Wakelin will dominate this game

Mattioli Arena in Leicester will host the British Open qualification game between Chirs Wakelin and Haydon Pinhey. This is the first meeting between these players. Who wins this game?

Chirs Wakelin is coming off wins over Thor Chuan Leong and Ma Hailong in games that ended 5-4 and 5-1. However, those encounters come in the China World Grand Prix and Wuhan Open qualification encounters. In the meantime, prior encounters to those wins saw Chirs Wakelin go four games without a win, losing Zhengyi Fan, Scott Donaldson, and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh during his game against Ian Burns.

Haydon Pinhey is coming off a defeat against Guodong Xiao in the Wuhan Open qualification that ended 5-1. However, in his prior games against Yuelong Zhou in the China Grand Prix, Haydon Pinhey also lost 5-1 and now has four defeats in five matches. In his lone win, Haydon Pinhey defeated Farakh Ajaib, which ended 3-0 in the Champions League first stage. 

Chris Wakelin is ahead in this fixture, and I expect him to be at his best. However, Haydon Pinhey has struggled to win just one of his recent games. This is not a tough encounter to predict, as Wakelin is ahead and should win with ease.