Allen makes 147 after saying table should be 'burned'

Mark Allen made a 147 maximum break astatine nan British Open - earlier winning a 2nd lucifer which lasted until 01:30 BST to group up a quarter-final against Judd Trump.

Northern Ireland's Allen antecedently said nan array astatine nan tourney successful Cheltenham should beryllium "burned" but he comfortably hit Belgium's Ben Mertens 4-1 successful his first lucifer of nan day, featuring nan 147.

It was a overmuch much laboured matter against Chris Wakelin successful a lucifer which went into nan early hours of Friday morning, pinch Allen winning 4-3.

Allen took a 3-1 lead but was pegged backmost to 3-3 by nan Englishman earlier yet sealing triumph successful a drawn-out last frame.

Trump won some his matches 4-2 connected Thursday contempt not being astatine his fluent champion - and nan Englishman besides described nan array conditions arsenic "horrible to play" on.

"It’s tough, nan conditions are not awesome truthful you’ve conscionable sewage to triumph immoderate measurement possible," Trump told ITV4 pursuing his lucifer against Davis, while pointing retired that nan achromatic had moved doubly without being touched by either player.

"There’s 5 aliases six games a time connected nan array and it's excessively much," he added.

"It’s horrible to play because you want to spell retired location and beryllium capable to play your champion and erstwhile you’re not fixed nan conditions to do that it’s disappointing."

Allen has besides antecedently criticised tables astatine nan event, though World Snooker said its table-fitting squad had been "consistent for immoderate clip and useful to nan highest standards".

Meanwhile, Elliot Slessor made a break of 128 arsenic he claimed a daze 4-2 triumph complete world champion Kyren Wilson to group up a last-eight gathering pinch Scotland's John Higgins.

Higgins, who precocious saw a 29-year unbroken spell successful nan apical 16 of nan world rankings travel to an end, hit chap Scot Graeme Dott 4-2 and comfortably won 4-0 against Malaysia's Rory Thor.

Jak Jones made a break of 128 connected his measurement to a 4-2 occurrence complete 2023 world champion Luca Brecel and will now look Oliver Lines who won 4-1 against Stan Moody.

Mark Selby came done a final-frame decider to advancement pinch a 4-3 triumph against Thepchaiya Un-Nooh and he will now return connected chap Englishman David Gilbert, who had earlier beaten China's Lyu Haotian by nan aforesaid scoreline.