Haotian Lyu vs David Gilbert Prediction: Tough test for Haotian

Haotian Lyu will play David Gilbert in round ⅛ of the British Open tournament. The two teams are coming off consecutive wins. How will this gem end?

Haotian Lyu will hope to step up his game after being at the top level in his first two matches in the British Open. Haotian Lyu played Allan Taylor in his first game and secured a 1-4 win. However, against Haris Tahir, Haotian Lyu secured a 2-4, taking him to the next round of this encounter. In the meantime, Haotian Lyu's recent matches have ended with three wins, one other against Dominic Dale. Yet, his encounters against Mark Allen and Guodong Xiao ended in defeats, coming in the English Open and Saudi Arabia Masters. 

David Gilbert will look to keep things rolling in this fixture after consecutive wins in this British Open. In his first match, David Gilbert played Ben Woollaston 4-1 but needed a hard-fought victory against Ashley Carty to make it to the next round. However, looking at his last five matches, David Gilbert lost two, which were 4-1 and 5-2 defeats to John Higgins and Gary Wilson. However, another encounter against Michael Holt ended in a 4-3 against English Open round 1/32. 

After a strong performance in their openers, I expect the two players to be at their best in this game. However, David Gilbert is the favorite, and looking at the players Haotian Lyu played in the past, I expect him to struggle. While this game could be close, I am backing this game to end with many frames while David Gilbert wins.