Match Info

Northern Ireland Open - 1/8-finals

Date: 22 October 2026, Thursday

Where to Watch on TV:


Denmark	Eurosport 1, HBO Max
Finland	Eurosport 1, HBO Max
Greece	Eurosport 1
Hungary	Eurosport 1
Poland	Eurosport 1
Sweden	Eurosport 1, HBO Max
Turkey	Eurosport 1
United-kingdom	HBO Max


	Elliot Slessor		Ricky Walden

	1	2
	1.91	1.91	Watch
	1.80	2.00
	1.93	1.76	Watch
	1.66	2.10
	1.90	1.82
	1.92	1.86
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.85 ↓ (1.98)	1.91 ↑ (1.79)

The most likely Over/Under: 5.50

The best margin for this event is 4.7%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Elliot Slessor
50.7%

Ricky Walden
49.3%

Initial Probability (when we started the analysis)

47.6%

52.4%

Our Initial ML Estimation

49.9%

50.1%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Elliot Slessor has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+3.1%)

Ricky Walden has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-3.1%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Elliot Slessor than the current prediction. (-0.8%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Ricky Walden than the current prediction. (+0.8%)

Who will win by Users?

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Elliot Slessor - Ricky Walden Predictions

New Consensus by Tipsters:

1X2 - Elliot Slessor (2.00) (votes: 86%) ⭐ Best Value.

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Preview

Slessor is ranked World Ranking: 23., and Walden is ranked World Ranking: 52..

Slessor has experienced an up-and-down run in recent matches (last 5 matches: 3 wins).

Walden shows confident form ahead of this contest (last 5 matches: 4 wins).

Slessor may face physical fatigue compared to their opponent, having played more matches in recent days.

In this match, both players have fairly balanced chances of victory.

Our forecast points to a victory for Walden in today's match, at odds of 1.79.

In the last 4 head-to-head meetings, Slessor has recorded 2 wins, 0 draws, and 2 losses, with a goal aggregate of 12:13 (averaging 3:3.3 goals per game).

Last Results with these Odds

Elliot Slessor - the odds 1.98 are the expected chance of winning is 47.57%, but this team recently wins 57% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Elliot Slessor
Snooker
21.10.26	Elliot Slessor - Jamie Jones	4:1 ✺
18.10.26	Elliot Slessor - He Guoqiang	4:0 ✺
01.10.26	Shaun Murphy - Elliot Slessor	5:1 ✺
30.09.26	Barry Hawkins - Elliot Slessor	2:5 ✺
17.09.26	Elliot Slessor - Yao Pengcheng	2:6 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 9.1 WWLWL
- Ricky Walden
Snooker
20.10.26	Joe O`Connor - Ricky Walden	3:4 ✺
18.10.26	Neil Robertson - Ricky Walden	1:4 ✺
01.10.26	Ricky Walden - Wu Yize	3:5 ✺
30.09.26	Ali Carter - Ricky Walden	4:5 ✺
29.09.26	Ding Junhui - Ricky Walden	4:5 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 20.4 WWLWW

Latest Head to Head

Snooker
06.10.25	Ricky Walden - Elliot Slessor	3:5
27.02.24	Elliot Slessor - Ricky Walden	3:2
28.07.22	Ricky Walden - Elliot Slessor	3:0
31.10.21	Ricky Walden - Elliot Slessor	5:4

Elliot Slessor - Ricky Walden: Predictions, Live Scores & TV Guide