World Snooker Championship: Mark Allen beaten 13-9 by John Higgins
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World Snooker Championship 2017: Best shots as John Higgins beats Mark Allen
World Snooker Championship 2017 |
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Venue: The Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 15 April - 1 May |
Coverage: Watch live on BBC TV, BBC Red Button, Connected TVs, online and app. |
Northern Ireland's Mark Allen has been knocked out of the World Championships by John Higgins who won 13-9 in the last 16 at the Crucible.
Former champion Higgins, 41, had been 5-3 down after the first session but overturned the deficit to lead 9-7 on Saturday morning.
The first four frames of the evening session were shared but Scotsman Higgins clinched the next two.
Higgins will play Kyren Wilson in the quarter-finals.
Allen's best performance at the World Championships came in 2009 when he reached the semi-finals.
On that occasion, he was also beaten by Higgins who went on to beat Shaun Murphy in the final.
World Championship second round: John Higgins 13-9 Mark Allen |
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Frame scores (Higgins First): 0-136 (Allen 71, 65), 0-100 (Allen 100), 68-14, 90-42 (70), 24-106 (Allen 102), 0-129 (Allen 129), 0-82 (Allen 82), 72-40 (54), 84-0 (84), 64-20, 124-0 (124), 55-1, 0-122 (Allen 116), 72-70 (72, Allen 70), 17-65, 76-26, 5-76 (Allen 76), 64-58 (63, Allen 58), 124-7 (120), 5-93 (Allen 54), 69-0, 89-0. |
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