Allen Sees Off Wilson To Reach Crucible Quarters

Former world number 1 Mark Allen defeated Kyren Wilson 13-9 successful a thrilling title to scope nan World Championship quarter-finals.

Northern Ireland's Allen led 5-0 but past mislaid six successive frames to way 6-5 against nan 2024 winner.

But Allen had moved into a 9-7 advantage by nan extremity of Friday's mediate convention and managed to triumph 4 of nan six frames connected Saturday to scope nan past 8 for a sixth time.

The 40-year-old's champion performances astatine nan Crucible came successful 2009 and 2023 erstwhile he reached nan semi-finals, and he will look either 2013 finalist Barry Hawkins aliases three-time world champion Mark Williams next.

Hawkins holds a 10-6 advantage, pinch that lucifer to beryllium played to a decorativeness from 19:00 BST connected Saturday.

Allen's quarter-final, different best-of-25-frame contest, will statesman connected Tuesday and decorativeness connected Wednesday.

Saturday looked group to supply a thrilling time of action astatine nan Crucible, arsenic 7 world champions featured among nan 12 players involved, pinch seven-time victor Ronnie O'Sullivan facing four-time champion John Higgins astatine 19:00 BST.