Match Info

Players Championship - Quarter-finals

Date: 19 February 2026, Thursday

Location: Telford International Centre (Telford)


	John Higgins		Chris Wakelin

	1	2
	1.44	2.75	Watch
			Watch
	1.51	2.36	Watch
	1.53	2.5
	1.5	2.48	Watch
	1.52	2.54
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.5 ↓ (1.53)	2.53 ↑ (2.5)

The best margin for this event is 5.2%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

John Higgins
62.7%

Chris Wakelin
37.3%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

62%

38%

Our Initial ML Estimation

61.4%

38.6%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

John Higgins has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.7%)

Chris Wakelin has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.7%)

ML Model estimates a lower probability for John Higgins than the current prediction. (-1.3%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Chris Wakelin than the current prediction. (+1.3%)

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Preview

Higgins is ranked World Ranking: 5. Wakelin is ranked World Ranking: 15.

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Higgins won 3.

Both players are showing inconsistent performances lately.

Higgins may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.

Higgins will hold a modest advantage in this match.

In the last 7 head-to-head matches, Higgins won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 2 matches, and goals 32:24. (average 4.6:3.4).

Last Results with these Odds

John Higgins - the odds 1.53 are the expected chance of winning is 62.03%, but this team recently wins 75% of matches with these odds.

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- John Higgins
Snooker
17.02.26	Neil Robertson - John Higgins	1:6 ✺
04.02.26	John Higgins - Zhao Xintong	3:5 ✺
29.01.26	Guodong Xiao - John Higgins	5:3 ✺
28.01.26	Yuelong Zhou - John Higgins	3:5 ✺
27.01.26	John Higgins - Jamie Jones	5:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6 WLLWW
- Chris Wakelin
Snooker
17.02.26	Chris Wakelin - Guodong Xiao	6:2 ✺
06.02.26	Chris Wakelin - Zhao Xintong	4:5 ✺
05.02.26	Chris Wakelin - Elliot Slessor	5:4 ✺
04.02.26	Chris Wakelin - Thepchaiya Un-Nooh	5:0 ✺
26.01.26	Chris Wakelin - Ishpreet Chadha	4:5 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.3 WLWWL

Latest Head to Head

Snooker
19.03.25	John Higgins - Chris Wakelin	6:5
07.11.24	John Higgins - Chris Wakelin	5:6
13.03.24	John Higgins - Chris Wakelin	2:3
15.11.23	John Higgins - Chris Wakelin	4:0
29.10.21	John Higgins - Chris Wakelin	5:4
21.12.18	John Higgins - Chris Wakelin	5:4
17.08.17	Chris Wakelin - John Higgins	2:5

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