Jak Jones vs Jack Lisowski Prediction: Lisowski to qualify for the next round

Jak Jones and Jack Lisowski will battle it out in round 1/16 of the Wuhan Open. Heading into this game, the two teams are coming off a victory. Who keeps things going?

Jak Jones started his Wuhan Open tournament with a win over Tian Pengfei, a game that ended 5-3. However, his prior encounters with this tournament saw the Welsh professional lose to Simon Blackwell in the International Championship qualifiers and Oliver Lines in the British Open. Yet, it is vital to note that Jak Jones has more wins in recent matches, five in his last seven games, four others being against Sanderson Lam, Allen Burden, Luca Brecel, and Iulian Boiko.

Jack Lisowski is coming off a win against Iulian Boiko, and he secured a 5-1 victory. In the meantime, that win was Jack Lisowski's second in recent matches, having defeated Bulcsu Revesz in the China International Championship qualification. However, before those victories, Jack Lisowski lost to Judd Trump and Xu Si in consecutive matches ending 6-1 and 3-4, respectively. 

Jack Lisowski is my pick to win this game, and he is also the bookies' favorite. However, Jak Jones won three matches since their first meeting in 2015. In the meantime, Jack Lisowski's level of play has improved in recent years, and I expect him to show his quality here. Also, while the two matches have always been competitive, I expect this to be similar.