English Open: Thursday's free snooker tips and predictions

Where to watch

Eurosport 1, 7pm Thursday

Best bet

Si Jiahui to beat Tian Pengfei
1pt 6-4 Coral, Ladbrokes

Preview

Si Juahui has entered umpteen notebooks with his performances in the English Open this week, but there's still a case for thinking he is generously priced to defeat his fellow Chinese Tian Pengfei.

He has ousted Soheil Vahedi 4-0, 2015 world champion Stuart Bingham 4-1 and high-class compatriot Zhou Yuelong to reach the last 16 in Crawley.

Tian is a decent player himself at his best, but he seldom produces his A-game and can definitely be classed as an underachiever.

Si had runs of 49, 47, 92 and 78 in accounting for Zhou and considering the 17-year-old talent is looking pretty fearless on the baize at the K2 arena, it's a surprise the betting is not closer between the duo.

Ronnie O'Sullivan, Mark Selby and Shaun Murphy are still going strong in Crawley, while there's a class clash in prospect between Mark Allen and Barry Hawkins.

Zhao Xintong, a 4-0 winner over Neil Robertson, could see support at odds-against for his fourth-round date with Dave Gilbert.

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