The Facts
- Zhang is ranked World Ranking: 21., and Williams is ranked World Ranking: 8..
- In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Zhang won 3.
- Each of the two players is seeking greater consistency after recent ups and downs.
- Williams may face physical fatigue compared to their opponent, having played more matches in recent days.
- The probabilities of winning are closely matched between the two contenders.
- In the last 9 head-to-head meetings, Zhang has recorded 4 wins, 0 draws, and 5 losses, with a goal aggregate of 23:29 (averaging 2.6:3.2 goals per game).
Draw
Main1/32-finals
| 1 | Robertson N. | Bye | |
| 2 | Bye | Chang B. | |
| 3 | Si Jiahui | Bye | |
| 4 | Bye | Jun J. | |
| 5 | Selby M. | Bye | |
| 6 | Bye | Pang J. | |
| 7 | Wilson K. | Bye | |
| 8 | Bye | Hill A. | |
| 9 | Higgins J. | Bye | |
| 10 | Bye | Bingham S. | |
| 11 | Allen M. | Bye | |
| 12 | Linhao L. | Vafaei H. | 0 : 6 |
| 13 | Wakelin C. | Bye | |
| 14 | Bye | Ford T. | |
| 15 | Zhao X. | Bye | |
| 16 | Bye | Zhang A. | |
| 17 | Trump J. | Bye | |
| 18 | Bye | Saengkham N. | |
| 19 | O'Sullivan R. | Bye | |
| 20 | Bye | Page J. | |
| 21 | Xiao G. | Bye | |
| 22 | Shengguang W. | McGill A. | 0 : 6 |
| 23 | Murphy S. | Bye | |
| 24 | Bye | Selt M. | |
| 25 | Williams M. | Bye | |
| 26 | Bye | Zhou Y. | |
| 27 | Hawkins B. | Bye | |
| 28 | Bye | Liu H. | |
| 29 | Ding J. | Bye | |
| 30 | Bye | Gilbert D. | |
| 31 | Wu Y. | Bye | |
| 32 | Bye | Pengcheng Y. |
1/16-finals
| 1 | Robertson N. | Chang B. | 6 : 3 |
| 2 | Si Jiahui | Jun J. | 6 : 0 |
| 3 | Selby M. | Pang J. | 6 : 3 |
| 4 | Wilson K. | Hill A. | 6 : 5 |
| 5 | Higgins J. | Bingham S. | 4 : 6 |
| 6 | Allen M. | Vafaei H. (WO.) | |
| 7 | Wakelin C. | Ford T. | 6 : 4 |
| 8 | Zhao X. | Zhang A. | 5 : 6 |
| 9 | Trump J. | Saengkham N. | 3 : 6 |
| 10 | O'Sullivan R. | Page J. | 6 : 2 |
| 11 | Xiao G. | McGill A. | 6 : 3 |
| 12 | Murphy S. | Selt M. | 6 : 0 |
| 13 | Williams M. | Zhou Y. | 3 : 6 |
| 14 | Hawkins B. | Liu H. | 4 : 6 |
| 15 | Ding J. | Gilbert D. | 1 : 6 |
| 16 | Wu Y. | Pengcheng Y. | 6 : 5 |
1/8-finals
| 1 | Robertson N. | Si Jiahui | 6 : 2 |
| 2 | Selby M. | Wilson K. | 6 : 1 |
| 3 | Bingham S. | Vafaei H. | 6 : 0 |
| 4 | Wakelin C. | Zhang A. | 4 : 6 |
| 5 | Saengkham N. | O'Sullivan R. | 6 : 4 |
| 6 | Xiao G. | Murphy S. | 2 : 6 |
| 7 | Zhou Y. | Liu H. | 6 : 4 |
| 8 | Gilbert D. | Wu Y. | 6 : 2 |
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Robertson N. | Selby M. | 1 : 6 |
| 2 | Bingham S. | Zhang A. | 6 : 3 |
| 3 | Saengkham N. | Murphy S. | 6 : 4 |
| 4 | Zhou Y. | Gilbert D. | 6 : 5 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Selby M. | Bingham S. | 6 : 2 |
| 2 | Saengkham N. | Zhou Y. | 6 : 5 |
Final
| 1 | Selby M. | Saengkham N. | 10 : 6 |
Social Media