Chris Wakelin vs Junxu Pang Prediction: Expect a tight outcome

Chris Wakelin and Junxu Pang will square it off at the Morningside Arena, Leicester, in round ⅛ of the English Open tournament. Following consecutive victories, the two snooker players will look to make it to the next round. How will this game unfold?

Chris Wakelin is coming off a 4-1 win over Anda Zhang in round 1/16 of this tournament, and he will look to keep things going. In the meantime, his first game of this tournament saw Chris Wakelin play Joe Perry and secure a 4-2 win. In the meantime, looking at Chris Wakelin's recent matches, the Englishman won four and lost two. In his defeats, he played Mark Williams and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh.

Junxu Pang will look to continue his run in this English Open as he plays his third match in this competition. Junxu Pang played Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and Luca Brecel in the first two matches, winning each game with identical scores of 4-3. In the meantime, a look at the Chinese player saw him lose only one game, coming in the Saudi Arabia Masters against Si Jiahui in the round ⅛. He secured wins over Luca Brecel, Matthew Selt, and Stuart Carrington in that run. 

I expect this game to be tough, looking at the two players' run of games into this tournament and their winning odds here. While Junxu Pang is in incredible form, Chris Wakelin has been good. This should be a tight one at the end, looking at the two players' ability, but Wakelin should win, while the total frames here will end in a high number.