Judd Trump vs Elliot Slessor Prediction: Trump remains every time favorite

Waterfront Hall will host the semifinal encounter between Judd Trump and Elliot Slessor in the Northern Ireland Open. Before this game, the two professionals have pulled off strong performances and will have their hopes high here. Who wins this game?

Judd Trump showed why he is the world number one the last time in this tournament, pulling off a decent 5-1 win over Shaun Murphy. However, that win was the first of four consecutive, defeating Matthew Selt, Isphraet Chadha, and Barry Hawkins. However, the Englishman has been playing at the top level in recent matches, winning ten of his last eleven games, his lone defeat being a 2-6 defeat against Si Jiahu. 

Elliot Slessor pulled off a 1-5 win over Louis Heathcote in the quarterfinal encounter of this tournament and will have his hopes high here. However, prior matches in this tournament saw Elliot Slessor defeat Joe O’Connor, Long Zehuang, and Lei Peifan. However, prior to this tournament, Elliot Slessor had only one defeat in recent matches, a run that extended to eight. 

Elliot Slessor is not expected to stoop too low in this fixture, looking at how well he has performed in this tournament and how competitive he has been in the last few years against Judd Trump. While the world number one will also look to continue his dominant performance, I believe Elliot Slessor will have some chances this time. Bet on frames in this game while Slessor gets within the line.