Coral English Open semi-finals tips: Trump tackles Hawkins, Bingham battles Liang Wenbo

A repeat 6-4 scoreline in Hawkins’ favour is a 10/1 chance. He’s such a big price because we’ve seen that brand of Naughty Snooker we come to expect from Trump at is best.

Odds-on at 4/11 to make the final, the Ace in the Pack is better at 11/10 to cover a 2.5 frame handicap. That is something he’s achieved in all but one of his five Manchester matches so far.

Another appealing punt among Hawkins v Trump odds is over 9.5 frames in the contest at 13/10. This is because both of their career meetings in a best-of-11 setup have contained 10 frames or more.

Liang Wenbo v Bingham bets

Chinese cueman Liang Wenbo, like Hawkins, narrowly leads the head-to-head record over a more lauded semi-final opponent, yet is 6/4 to beat Bingham.

This battle between Ball-Run and the oriental potter is the longest frame format they’ve ever faced one another in, but it might be worth backing Wenbo to draw first blood.

Liang has established a 1-0 lead in three of their last four fixtures, so must be considered in the frame 1 winner market at 11/10.

Bingham, who has lost three on the spin against Wenbo, is 8/11 favourite for their latest fixture however and he’s endured a tougher run to the semis.

This should be a closer contest, and the best of Wenbo v Bingham bets looks a 33/20 price that says the scores shall be level after four frames. Backing this is supported by that being the case in three of the five career meetings.

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