Judd Trump vs Yan Bingtao
6th August 1430hrs
Snooker – England – World Championship
Pick Trump -4.5 handicap
Bookmaker Marathonbet
Odds: 4/5 odds taken 23:35 GMT, Tuesday 4th August
Current world number one Judd Trump takes on his second round match at the World Championships.
He had a tighter-than-expected match in the first round as he squeezed past Tom Ford.
Trump will be facing Yan Bingtao in the second round. The Chinese player is the 16th seed for the 2020 World Championship.
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Judd Trump Preview – Trump to march on in Milton Keynes
Trump was up against Tom Ford in the opening round of this tournament.
It was a narrow 10-8 victory that Trump posted in that victory, a match which he was expected to win by a more comfortable margin.
Trump is the number one seed for this event and he is the strong odds-on 1/8 favourite for this match* (odds taken 23:35 GMT, Tuesday 4th August).
It has been a phenomenal season for Trump who has set a new record by winning six ranking tournaments.
It has been in superb form from the most recent ranking events by Trump.
He won the Players Championship and then the Gibraltar Open back to back before running to the semi finals of the Tour Championship.
He is also the reigning World Champions and has that pressure on his shoulders as well. He’s basically the one to beat.
Not only is Trump the current world number one and red hot favourite for this match, he has head to head form as well.
Trump has won all five previous matches against Bingtao.
The most recent of those was at the 2020 Players Championship in the Final.
It was a breeze for Trump who collected a 10-4 victory there and it may be worth stretching to a -4.5 handicap on Trump at 4/5* (odds taken 23:35 GMT, Tuesday 4th August).
Yan Bingtao Preview – Can Bingtao cause an upset?
This is a massive challenge for Yan Bingtao, who is the 16th seed for this tournament.
Bingtao was up against Elliot Slessor in the opening round of the 2020 World Championships.
It was a 10-7 victory that Bingtao posted to make it through to the second round.
Bingtao opened the season in great form collecting the tile at the Riga Masters, the ranking season opener.
He has actually upped his game over the second half of the season which could make this an interesting match.
Bingtao reached the final of the Players Championship where he lost to Trump.
Then he made a run to the Tour Championship, the final ranking tournament before the World Championships.
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Yan Bingtao is in just his second World championship tournament. He lost in the first round on his debut in 2017.
The Chinese player however has found putting frames on the board, a very difficult thing to do against Trump in previous meetings.
From the 37 previous frames contested between the two players, Trump is 30-7 up.
So that’s just 18% of frames that Bingtao has taken in matches against Trump.
Judd Trump vs Yan Bingtao Betting Advice
So it would be a sizable margin of victory that would be expected for Trump to put on the board in this one.
Trump has bossed Bingtao around fairly easily in the previous meetings and therefore in this best of 25 frames match, we can take the option of a Trump -4.5 handicap at 4/5* (odds taken 23:35 GMT, Tuesday 4th August).
Key Facts – Judd Trump vs Yan Bingtao Betting Tip
- Judd Trump has won all 5 matches against Bingtao
- Judd Trump is the reigning World Champion
- Yan Bingtao is in his second World Championship tournament
Trump really had no issues in beating Bingtao in that recent 2020 Players Championship final and picked up a couple of century breaks in the fixture.
Trump was averaging about 65 points per frame and that should translate back over to an easy win for him here.
The best betting odds for Judd Trump vs Yan Bingtao
Judd Trump to win: 1/8 at Bet365
Yan Bingtao to win: 5/1 at Bet365
