Lu Haotian v Yao Pengcheng Tips

Pengcheng lost both qualifiers last week 5-1 against Chadha and 4-1 against Craigie. Lu Haotian should be a class above, and I am backing he wins this all-Chinese Championship League opener.

Lu Haotian has lost five of his previous six matches, while Yao Pengcheng has lost three of his previous matches in a row. This indicates that both players are in poor form, so a draw is quite possible in today's match between the two.

Lu Haotian is 38th in the Ranking and he is the favourite here, but Lu Haotian comes here after 7 losses in his last 10 matches in all competitions, including a loss against McGuigan (109th) on Friday. Yao Pengcheng also has 3 wins in his last 10 matches and at these odds, I will try him.