Judd Trump vs Mark Selby Result, Score & Stats

🔔 Trump has just cruised past Si Jiahui with a confident 5-2 win, reeling off three consecutive frames after the match was level at 2-2. Selby, meanwhile, has been equally consistent at this tournament: a 5-3 victory over Andrew Higginson, a 5-1 result against Jackson Page, and a 5-3 win over Stephen Maguire. Their overall head-to-head is almost neck and neck—Trump leads 15-12—but Selby has taken the last two big encounters, winning both the Champion of Champions and UK Championship finals by scores of 10-5 and 10-8 respectively.

That’s why I’m not keen on backing Trump with a negative handicap here. Selby has been steady enough lately to keep this contest tight, and recent head-to-heads show he’s not just able to challenge Judd, but often comes out on top in longer matches. With a +2.5 frame handicap, Selby could even lose 3-5 or 4-5 and the bet would still land—given the quality of these two, that margin makes much more sense than trying to pick an outright winner. My pick: Mark Selby +2.5 frames handicap.