Barry Pinches vs Ken Doherty Prediction: Pinches could shock Doherty

The semifinal action of the World Seniors Championship tournament is here, and in game 2, Barry Pinches will play Ken Doherty. The two players have had a strong performance in the first two games. Who makes it to the finals?

Barry Pinches will come into this game as the underdog, but the Englishman will hope to make it to the final. Barry Pinches defeated Joe Johnson in a 1-3 encounter in his first game of this tournament. However, his quarterfinal action ended in a 3-1 win for him, this time defeating James Wattana. However, it is still worth noting that Barry Pinches lost consecutive games before this tournament, losing to Steven Hallworth in the Q Tour playoffs and Iulian Boiko in the seventh stage.

Ken Doherty will hope he can do better in this semifinal stage following a tough action in the quarterfinal. Entering this tournament, Ken Doherty had an easy 3-1 win over Tyson Crinis to send himself to the quarterfinal. However, he had a tough quarterfinal action but did well to get past Dechawat Poomjaeng in that encounter, which ended 2-3. Now, heading into this game, Ken Doherty is the bookies’ favorite to win this game, and he hopes to get his luck and make it to the finals.

The last meeting between these two players was in 2014, and they have greatly improved to this stage. While Ken Doherty is favored to win, it is worth noting Barry Pinches has done well in his first two games and the Irish player, Ken Doherty, will not have things easy here. This should, therefore, be a tight game, with Pinches closing the odds while the total number of frames is high.