Luke Littler remains in tremendous form and is a short-priced favorite to retain his world title. He was as impressive as ever in his quarter-final on New Year's Day, especially when hitting a maximum 170 checkout.
Ryan Searle has never reached this far and has lost all five of his previous matches against Littler. He only averaged 91.32 in his quarter-final and that won't get him far against Littler. Our Luke Littler v Ryan Searle prediction is Littler wins, scores most 180s and highest checkout.