The Facts
- Higgins is ranked World Ranking: 6., and Jones is ranked World Ranking: 24..
- Higgins has experienced an up-and-down run in recent matches (last 5 matches: 3 wins).
- Jones is in superb form heading into this trip (last 5 matches: 5 wins).
- In this match, both players have fairly balanced chances of victory.
- In the last 3 head-to-head meetings, Higgins has recorded 2 wins, 0 draws, and 1 loss, with a goal aggregate of 14:8 (averaging 4.7:2.7 goals per game).
Draw
Main1/32-finals
| 1 | Allen M. | Craigie S. (WO.) | |
| 2 | O'Connor J. | Nussle F. | 4 : 0 |
| 3 | Ding J. | Holt M. | 4 : 3 |
| 4 | Slessor E. | Hugill A. | 3 : 4 |
| 5 | Zhang A. | Surety Z. | 4 : 1 |
| 6 | Selby M. | Walden R. | 4 : 3 |
| 7 | Jones Jak | Chang B. (WO.) | |
| 8 | Wilson K. | Baranowski M. | 4 : 1 |
| 9 | Zhao X. | Lines O. | 2 : 4 |
| 10 | Yuan S. | Ford T. | 4 : 2 |
| 11 | Wakelin C. | Heathcote L. | 4 : 3 |
| 12 | Zhou Y. | Moody S. | 4 : 3 |
| 13 | Carter A. | Page J. | 4 : 1 |
| 14 | Si Jiahui | Williams R. | 1 : 4 |
| 15 | Robertson J. | Gong C. | 3 : 4 |
| 16 | Robertson N. | Zetao L. | 3 : 4 |
| 17 | Trump J. | Brown J. | 4 : 0 |
| 18 | Lei P. | Carty A. | 3 : 4 |
| 19 | Lisowski J. | Fan Z. | 2 : 4 |
| 20 | Bingham S. | McGill A. | 3 : 4 |
| 21 | Pang J. | Kowalski A. | 4 : 3 |
| 22 | Xiao G. | Muir R. | 3 : 4 |
| 23 | Gilbert D. | Clarke J. R. | 3 : 4 |
| 24 | Murphy S. | Zizins A. | 4 : 2 |
| 25 | Williams M. | Thirapongpaiboon T. | 4 : 3 |
| 26 | Vafaei H. | Selt M. | 1 : 4 |
| 27 | Hawkins B. | Lyu H. | 4 : 2 |
| 28 | Wilson G. | Wells D. | 2 : 4 |
| 29 | Un-Nooh T. | Xinbo W. | 2 : 4 |
| 30 | O'Sullivan R. | Davies L. J. (WO.) | |
| 31 | Si X. | Hill A. | 4 : 3 |
| 32 | Wu Y. | Yang G. | 4 : 1 |
1/16-finals
| 1 | Craigie S. | O'Connor J. | 2 : 4 |
| 2 | Ding J. | Hugill A. | 4 : 2 |
| 3 | Zhang A. | Selby M. | 3 : 4 |
| 4 | Chang B. | Wilson K. | 3 : 4 |
| 5 | Lines O. | Yuan S. | 3 : 4 |
| 6 | Wakelin C. | Zhou Y. | 3 : 4 |
| 7 | Carter A. | Williams R. | 4 : 0 |
| 8 | Gong C. | Zetao L. | 4 : 1 |
| 9 | Trump J. | Carty A. | 4 : 1 |
| 10 | Fan Z. | McGill A. | 1 : 4 |
| 11 | Pang J. | Muir R. | 4 : 3 |
| 12 | Clarke J. R. | Murphy S. | 0 : 4 |
| 13 | Williams M. | Selt M. | 4 : 3 |
| 14 | Hawkins B. | Wells D. | 4 : 1 |
| 15 | Xinbo W. | Davies L. J. | 1 : 4 |
| 16 | Si X. | Wu Y. | 2 : 4 |
1/8-finals
| 1 | O'Connor J. | Ding J. | 1 : 4 |
| 2 | Selby M. | Wilson K. | 3 : 4 |
| 3 | Yuan S. | Zhou Y. | 2 : 4 |
| 4 | Carter A. | Gong C. | 4 : 2 |
| 5 | Trump J. | McGill A. | 4 : 3 |
| 6 | Pang J. | Murphy S. | 3 : 4 |
| 7 | Williams M. | Hawkins B. | 4 : 1 |
| 8 | Davies L. J. | Wu Y. | 4 : 1 |
Quarter-finals
| 1 | Ding J. | Wilson K. | 6 : 2 |
| 2 | Zhou Y. | Carter A. | 5 : 6 |
| 3 | Trump J. | Murphy S. | 5 : 6 |
| 4 | Williams M. | Davies L. J. | 6 : 3 |
Semi-finals
| 1 | Ding J. | Carter A. | 2 : 6 |
| 2 | Murphy S. | Williams M. | 5 : 6 |
Final
| 1 | Carter A. | Williams M. | 6 : 6 |
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