Matthew Selt vs Junxu Pang Prediction: Day one action promises to be exciting

The Wuhan Open tournament day one action will see Matthew Selt take on Junxu Pang at China Optics Valley Convention & Exhibition Center. This is the third-ever meeting between these two professionals. Let’s preview this match and make predictions. 

Matthew Selt has been inconsistent with his performances, and the Englishman come into this game as an underdog. Matthew Selt played Andrew Higginson in the China International Championship qualifier in his last match and lost 5-6. In the meantime, that defeat was the Englishman’s third in recent matches, two others against Junxu Pang and Judd Trump, games that ended 3-5 and 4-1. Regardless, it is worth noting that he secured wins in his games against Ricky Walden and Michael Holt, ending 4-3 and 4-1. 

Junxu Pang played Iulian Boiko in the qualification round of the China International qualification game and pulled off a 6-1 win. In the meantime, the Chinese professional's prior matches saw him lose successive games to Chris Wakelin and Mark Selby in matches that ended 4-3 and 3-4. However, with nine games played in September, Junxu Pang won six while losing three. Junxu Pang defeated Stuart Carrington, Matthew Selt, Luca Brecel twice, and Thepchaiya Un-Nooh in his victories.

I will support the bookies in this game, backing Junxu Pang. In the two meetings of this game, the Chinese showed that he could achieve a solid performance. While Matthew Selt is also inconsistent with his performances, this is going to be a tough game for him on this big stage. The better player should qualify for the next round, and Junxu Pang is the player.