World Snooker Championship: Allen trails Selby 6-2 after first session
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Mark Selby needs seven frames for victory over Mark Allen
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Betfred World Snooker Championship |
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Venue: Crucible Theatre, Sheffield Dates: 17 April-3 May |
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Coverage: Watch live on BBC One, BBC Two, BBC Four and Red Button, with uninterrupted coverage on BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport website and BBC Sport app. |
Northern Ireland's Mark Allen trails Mark Selby 6-2 after the first session of their second round match at the World Championship in Sheffield.
The three-time world champion dominated Saturday afternoon's action with six breaks over fifty - including a superb 134.
Selby led 2-0 but Allen won the next two frames to level by the interval.
The Leicester man took the last four to enjoy a healthy advantage ahead of two more sessions on Sunday and Monday.
Breaks of 68, 53, 96, 61 and 134 helped Selby establish a 4-2 lead in the best-of-25 frame encounter and he went on to increase his cushion.
Allen defeated Chinese qualifier Lyu Haotian 10-2 in his first round match while Selby was an even more comfortable victor, seeing off Kurt Maflin 10-1.
The winner of the last-16 tie between fourth-ranked Selby and number 13 seed Allen will face Mark Williams or John Higgins in the quarter-finals.
The most recent of Selby's three world titles came in 2017, while Allen's previous best performance at the Crucible Theatre was back in 2009, when he reached the semi-finals.
The second session of their match will take place at 14:30 BST on Sunday, with the concluding frames on Monday at 19:00.