Yuan Sijun vs Jimmy Robertson

🔥 Both players are enjoying their best tournament runs in quite some time. Yuan has put together a string of impressive wins, dispatching Fan Zhengyi 5-1, Zak Surety 5-2, and Michael Holt 5-2. Notably, he came from behind in the quarterfinals and produced two centuries along the way. Robertson, meanwhile, has been equally dominant—cruising past Ben Mertens 5-1, whitewashing Scott Donaldson 5-0, and overcoming Chris Wakelin 5-3. Neither player has shown any real signs of vulnerability heading into the semifinals.

That’s why I’m more interested in the length of this match than picking a winner. Yuan has been remarkably consistent with his break-building, but Robertson has dropped just four frames in three rounds and has already handled opposition at Wakelin’s level. In a best-of-11 format, a 6-3 scoreline is enough for the over to land—and given how both are playing, a competitive semifinal looks far more likely than a one-sided affair. My pick: over 8.5 frames.