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Neil Robertson vs Ricky Walden

Northern Ireland Open 2026 · Last 64 · Best of 7 · Sun 18 Oct, 19:00 UK time · Waterfront Hall, Belfast

Neil Robertson
67%
Form Rating 1595 · #10
Ricky Walden
33%
Form Rating 1471 · partial record

Result: Ricky Walden won 4–1. The Form Rating favoured Neil Robertson, so the prediction was wrong.

Neil Robertson is the Form Rating favourite at 67%, against 33% for Ricky Walden. They haven't met in the matches we hold, which start in June 2025. Neil Robertson is 9–7 this season with 11 centuries.

We hold only part of Ricky Walden's record (matches against the players we track), so this number is less certain. Across all matches in our back-test the favourite won 60.8%.

Recent form

Last five results

Neil Robertson

  • L 2–5 v Chris Wakelin 2026 Shenzhen Open, Last 16
  • W 5–1 v Lei Peifan 2026 Shenzhen Open, Last 32
  • W 5–2 v Liu Hongyu 2026 Shenzhen Open, Last 64
  • W 6–0 v Alexander Ursenbacher 2026 International Championship, Last 128
  • L 3–4 v Luo Zetao 2026 English Open, Last 64

Ricky Walden

  • L 3–5 v Wu Yize 2026 Shenzhen Open, Last 16
  • W 5–4 v Ali Carter 2026 Shenzhen Open, Last 32
  • W 5–4 v Ding Junhui 2026 Shenzhen Open, Last 64
  • L 3–4 v Mark Selby 2026 English Open, Last 64
  • L 2–4 v Judd Trump 2026 British Open, Last 64

Only matches against the players we track.

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How the prediction works

The percentages come from the Century Radar Form Rating, a margin-of-victory Elo over the last 12 months. We back-tested it on 408 matches of best-of-7 or longer played between 30 May 2026 and 4 October 2026, using only the ratings each player had before the match. The favourite won 60.8% of them, and 71.1% of the 90 where we held both players' full records. Best-of-7 matches are short, so upsets are common.

Draw and times: Wikipedia: 2026 Northern Ireland Open (draw, format, prize money) · snooker.org order of play (times). Checked 10 October 2026.