Elliot Slessor vs He Guoqiang Result, Score & Stats

💥 Slessor have managed just one win in their last five matches, though that victory was emphatic—a 5-2 triumph over Barry Hawkins. In the other contests, the Englishman fell to Shaun Murphy 1-5, Yao Pengcheng 2-6, Ashley Hugill 3-4, and Judd Trump 0-4. He Guoqiang has also struggled for consistency, but he holds the head-to-head advantage: in 2023, the Chinese player defeated Slessor twice—4-2 at the British Open and 5-2 at the Wuhan Open. In the current Northern Ireland Open qualifiers, He edged out Zhao Hanyang 4-3.

Despite Slessor’s higher ranking, He Guoqiang has already shown he can handle the Englishman’s style of play. Slessor often struggles to finish scoring runs, while He is adept at capitalizing on mistakes and turning individual frames into battles. Both previous head-to-head meetings ended in convincing wins for He, so expecting a rout in Slessor’s favour seems unlikely. For this bet to come through, the Chinese player needs to win at least three frames or take the match outright. Prediction: He Guoqiang +1.5 frames handicap.