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Chadha is the 59th-ranked player in the world and has been playing well of late, having won 5 of his last 8 matches with 1 walkover. On the other side, Tirapongpaiboon is unranked and lost his last 6 matches before winning his first match in these qualifiers against a Q School player. Chadha is much better and plays at a way higher level, which should give him the upper hand in this one and the win.

Heathcote is world number 77 and he is in fine form with 5 wins in his last 10 matches in frames format. Conversely, 64-year-old Jimmy White is world number 123 and he has lost 10 of his last 13 matches, as time is catching up with him. Heathcote is better and in better form, so got to like him to win this one.

Walden is world number 54, and he is 5-5 in his last 10 matches. On the other side, Yuhang is unranked and beat O'Kane, who is playing in Q School, in the first round of qualifying here. Walden is playing at a much higher level and will be too much of a step up for the Chinese player, which should see Walden win.

Craigie is world number 83 and he is in fine form, having won 6 of his last 9 matches, while Nasa is world number 119 and he lost 12 of his last 13 matches with 1 walkover, while his lone win came in a deciding last frame. Craigie is better and is playing better of late, so got to like him to win this one.

Mexico is ranked 14th on the FIFA rankings list. They come into this World Cup on home soil in very good form, being undefeated in their last 8 games with 6 wins, and they kept 6 clean sheets in those 8 matches. On the other side, South Africa is ranked 60th on the FIFA rankings list. They haven't been that good of late, being winless in their last 4 friendly games after getting knocked out in the first knockout round in the Africa Cup of Nations. They opened the World Cup in 2010 in South Africa and drew 1-1, but this time around Mexico will open at home in a loud Azteca Stadium and should have the edge. Given how good they have been defensively, simply got to like them to win and keep a clean sheet.

Mokoena earned 7 yellow cards and 1 red card playing for Mamelodi domestically this season. He played in the Club World Cup with them last summer and got booked in 2 of 3 games. He also picked up yellow cards in 3 of 9 games in qualifying for this World Cup, so on the road against the host nation in front of a hostile crowd at Azteca Stadium, there is good value backing him to get booked.

Rams last won the Super Bowl in 2021 when they hosted at SoFi Stadium, and this year's Super Bowl is again being played at SoFi in LA. Rams have a superb team led by last year's MVP QB Stafford, who led them to the title in 2021. They have an amazing offense with a fantastic receiving core in the likes of excellent Nacua and Adams, alongside a whole stable of young and improving tight ends and a rock-solid run game with Williams. On the other side, their defense just got vastly improved by the addition of last season's Defensive Player of the Year, Garrett, who broke the NFL single-season sack record with 23 sacks. They also traded for two Chiefs cornerbacks, McDuffie and Watson, to fill the need in the secondary, while they also have one of the most brilliant coaching minds in McVay. After going close last year, where they lost a close one to the eventual winners in the NFC Championship game, simply got to like the Rams to go all the way this season and win another title at home in LA.