Match Info

English Open - Semi-finals

Date: 12 September 2026, Saturday

Location: The Brentwood Centre (Brentwood)

Where to Watch on TV:


Czech-republic	Eurosport 2, Oneplay
Hungary	Eurosport 2
Turkey	Eurosport 2
United-kingdom	HBO Max, TNT Sports 4


	Shaun Murphy		Mark Williams

	1	2
	1.57	2.38	Watch
	1.58	2.38
	1.57	2.20	Watch
	1.52	2.35
	1.60	2.25
	1.60	2.30
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.57 ↓ (1.6)	2.31 ↑ (2.28)

The most likely Over/Under: 9.50

The best margin for this event is 5.3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Shaun Murphy
59.5%

Mark Williams
40.5%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

58.8%

41.2%

Our Initial ML Estimation

60.3%

39.7%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Shaun Murphy has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+0.7%)

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

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

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

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Preview

Murphy is ranked World Ranking: 7. Williams is ranked World Ranking: 9.

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Murphy won 2.

Now, both players are in good form.

Murphy is expected to have a slight advantage in this match.

In the last 13 head-to-head matches, Murphy won 5 matches, drew 0 matches, lost 8 matches, and goals 46:58. (average 3.5:4.5).

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Shaun Murphy
Snooker
11.09.26	Judd Trump - Shaun Murphy	5:6 ✺
10.09.26	Junxu Pang - Shaun Murphy	3:4 ✺
09.09.26	Jamie Rhys Clarke - Shaun Murphy	0:4 ✺
08.09.26	Shaun Murphy - Artemijs Zizins	4:2 ✺
02.09.26	David Gilbert - Shaun Murphy	4:2 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8.8 WWWWL
- Mark Williams
Snooker
11.09.26	Mark Williams - Liam James Davies	6:3 ✺
10.09.26	Mark Williams - Barry Hawkins	4:1 ✺
09.09.26	Mark Williams - Matthew Selt	4:3 ✺
08.09.26	Mark Williams - Thanawat Tirapongpaiboon	4:3 ✺
31.08.26	Mark Williams - David Gilbert	0:4 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 6.9 WWWWL

Latest Head to Head

Snooker
13.10.25	Shaun Murphy - Mark Williams	3:10
13.08.25	Shaun Murphy - Mark Williams	1:6
17.05.25	Mark Williams - Shaun Murphy	4:3
11.01.21	Shaun Murphy - Mark Williams	6:4
29.09.19	Shaun Murphy - Mark Williams	10:9
10.09.19	Mark Williams - Shaun Murphy	5:6
24.03.18	Shaun Murphy - Mark Williams	6:3

Shaun Murphy - Mark Williams: Predictions, Live Scores & TV Guide