Lola1183 Snooker Tips

Xiao Guodong lost 6-2 in round one of the UK Championship, and he ended last year with four defeats in five matches. Five of the last six head-to-heads were Selby wins, and I am tipping that he doesn't lose more than three frames in beating Xiao.

Five of the last six matches have been Selby wins in the head-to-head meetings. I am tipping that after winning the UK Championship he is going to be tough to beat. My tip is Selby starts with a win over Xiao Guodong.

Mark Allen is in better form coming into The Masters than Mark Williams, and I am tipping he will win this battle of the left-handers. Williams went out early in the UK Championship, and with Mark Allen a semi-finalist the last two years, my tip is he beats the Welshman to start another run.

Six defeats in eight matches for Mark Williams, and I am tipping Mark Allen can beat him in round one. The Northern Irishman reached the semi-finals in the Scottish Open, so my tip is he wins the battle of the left-handers.

3-0 and 5-1 in the last two head-to-head matches, and I am tipping the world champion is going to beat Gary Wilson again. Zhao Xintong has won the UK Championship and the World Championship. My tip is he launches his bid for The Masters by beating Wilson by three frames.

There have only been two head-to-head matches since 2020, and Zhao Xintong won both of them 3-0 and 5-1. I am tipping the world champion will be aiming to complete the Triple Crown. My tip is he beats Gary Wilson in round one at The Masters.

Wilson and Jiahui met in August at the Saudi Arabia Masters, and the Englishman won 6-3. Kyren Wilson has won the last three meetings with the Chinese player. I am tipping last year's finalist to beat Si by two or more frames.

Kyren Wilson reached the final last year at The Masters, and I am tipping he will have another good run in an event he really enjoys playing. The Englishman has won the last three against Si Jiahui, and my tip is the former world champion beats the Chinese player.

Judd Trump has won the last five head-to-head matches against Ding Junhui, and they were all wins by two or more frames. It was 6-2 when they met last month at the UK Championship. I am tipping Trump to beat Ding again by three frames.

Judd Trump has won the last five matches against Ding Junhui, and I am tipping he will beat The Dragon again at The Masters. Trump reached the final of the UK Championship, and my tip is he will go all the way to the final.

Mark Allen was a semi-finalist the last two years in The Masters, and he is a former winner of this Triple Crown event back in 2018. The Pistol has reached the semi-finals in recent events at the Scottish Open and the Northern Ireland Open. My tip: the man from Northern Ireland can reach the final this week at Alexandra Palace.

Mark Selby won the UK Championship in December, and I am tipping The Jester will have his eye on another Triple Crown title. Selby won the title in 2013 and was runner-up the next year. My tip is the Englishman is due a big week at The Masters.