Chris Wakelin vs Anthony Hamilton Prediction: Hamilton hoping to make a statement

On the second day of qualification for the Northern Ireland Open, Chris Wakelin and Anthony Hamilton will compete against one another at the Ponds Forge International Sports Centre. Both players suffered a loss in the match that came before this one, and coming into it, they will be looking to get back on track and start winning again. On the other hand, Wakelin has the upper hand in this situation, while Hamilton is the underdog.

Chris Wakelin will compete in this match with the intention of obtaining a victory. Chris Wakelin's most recent match, which took place at the Wuhan Open round 1/32, was against Lyu Haotian and resulted in a 2-5 loss for Chris. While everything is going on, Chris Wakelin has only won two of the last five matches he's played in. Chris Wakelin was victorious in both of those matches, prevailing over Dean Young and Jamie Jones in matches that were respectively decided 6-0 and 4-1. On the other hand, given that he is the odds-on favorite to triumph in this competition, we should anticipate a significantly improved performance from him.

Anthony Hamilton's recent performances have not been up to par, and in his most recent encounter, the Englishman was humiliated by Yuelong Zhou to the tune of a 0-5 loss. In the meantime, Anthony Hamilton prevailed against Wang Xinbo in the qualification round for the Wuhan Open by a score of 5-0. However, that victory was his lone triumph in the previous five matches he had competed in; the others, including those against Mark Selby, Guodong Xiao, and Barry Hawkins, all resulted in losses for him.

Chris Wakelin is always in a position to win, despite the fact that this competition will be difficult. Chris Wakelin has the upper hand in this match because of his high level of play and his superb strategy, despite the fact that the odds are close and both players are coming off of a loss. In addition to that, I believe that a bet on over is a good one since I anticipate that Anthony Hamilton will come very close to avoiding defeat in this one.