The World Open final between Joe O`Connor and John Higgins will take place by morning on Saturday. Both of these players cruised to victories over their challengers in the semi finals, and they will enter this encounter with high expectations for themselves. Heading into this game the tension is rightly built. Who keeps things going?

Joe O’Connor

Joe O'Conor is on two consecutive wins. He celebrated a win over R. Evans and H. Lyu. The score line for each was 4-0 respectively. He was defeated with a score of 3-2 to Judd Trump and Thomas Ford. The start of 2025, was impressive with a back-to-back win. These victories were against top players like Jak Jones, Jimmy Robertson, Mark Selby and Jackson Page. After that he suffered four consecutive defeats in a row. Those losses were to Stuart Bingham (3-0), Matthew Selt (3-2), Mark Selby (1-3) and Jak Jones (3-1). 

John Higgins - the scots will not have it easy

John Higgins is coming into this match with victories over Z Surety, J Pang, Y Zhou, R Williams, and M Davis. The 49-year- old, made breaks of 63 and 79 to twice squeeze his way into a three-frame lead. After beating his English rival in a drawn-out battle over safety, the Scot then won the second and a prolonged third with a calm score of 63. Now that the first part is through, we can look forward to seeing a new character from the Scot, who is hoping that the second half will go more smoothly.

Expert Betting Tips

Due to the fact that both competitors have a chance of winning, we anticipate a very challenging competition. Even though we continue to be of the opinion that Joe O’Connor will have a difficult time scoring a win in this competition, we continue to be of the opinion that at the very least he will be able to cover the enormous odds. A wager on "over" should also be considered, despite the fact that John Higgins is the favorite. Higgins has won all their three encounters.

Our first prediction is John Higgins - 1.5 Handicap for 1.80 odds in 1xbet

Our second prediction is over 16.5 total frames for 1.80 odds in Bet365

Our third prediction is John Higgins to win - 1.60 odds in Betway