Match Info

Players Championship - Quarter-finals

Date: 20 February 2026, Friday

Location: Telford International Centre (Telford)


	Mark Allen		Mark Selby

	1	2
	3	1.4	Watch
			Watch
	2.61	1.42	Watch
	2.75	1.44
	2.66	1.44	Watch
	2.8	1.44
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.76 ↑ (2.75)	1.43 ↓ (1.44)

The best margin for this event is 4.8%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Mark Allen
34.1%

Mark Selby
65.9%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

34.4%

65.6%

Our Initial ML Estimation

34.9%

65.1%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Mark Allen has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-0.3%)

Mark Selby has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.3%)

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

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

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Preview

Allen is ranked World Ranking: 9. Selby is ranked World Ranking: 6.

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Allen won 4.

Recent performances by Allen have been up and down (last 5 games: 3 wins).

Selby is in very good shape now (in the last 5 games, wins – 4).

Selby may face physical challenges compared to their opponent, as they have played more matches in recent days.

Selby might have a minor edge in this game.

We predict that Selby will win today's game, with odds of 1.42.

In the last 16 head-to-head matches, Allen won 10 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 6 matches, and goals 97:90. (average 6.1:5.6).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Mark Allen
Snooker
17.02.26	Wu Yize - Mark Allen	3:6 ✺
10.02.26	Mark Allen - Louis Heathcote	5:2 ✺
04.02.26	Mark Allen - Ali Carter	4:5 ✺
29.01.26	Mark Allen - Shaun Murphy	0:5 ✺
28.01.26	Gao Yang - Mark Allen	3:5 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 5.9 WWLLW
- Mark Selby
Snooker
17.02.26	Mark Selby - Jack Lisowski	6:3 ✺
12.02.26	Mark Selby - Haydon Pinhey	5:4 ✺
11.02.26	Wu Yize - Mark Selby	1:3 ✺
11.02.26	Mark Selby - Elliot Slessor	1:3 ✺
11.02.26	Mark Selby - Anda Zhang	3:0 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6 WWWLW

Latest Head to Head

Snooker
16.01.25	Mark Allen - Mark Selby	6:2
19.12.24	Mark Selby - Mark Allen	2:4
28.09.24	Mark Selby - Mark Allen	6:3
05.03.24	Mark Allen - Mark Selby	4:3
12.01.24	Mark Selby - Mark Allen	5:6
29.04.23	Mark Allen - Mark Selby	15:17
30.09.22	Mark Selby - Mark Allen	3:5

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