Mark Allen is determined to seek inspiration from recent Crucible champions as he looks to end a difficult season on a high by claiming the world snooker title for the first time. The Antrim 39 ...

Mark Allen recovered from a nightmare start to the second session of his second-round match against Chris Wakelin by completing the 15th maximum break at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

while Mark Allen was compiling his 147 on the other table. With the two tables separated by a partition, Nicholls had to watch on one of the screens inside the arena as Allen finished off his maximum.

The Antrim man, who started the season just ended at number one, is one place ahead of new world champion Zhao Xintong ...

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