Mark Allen and Wu Yize quicken the pace to put ’embarrassment’ behind them at Crucible
Match level on 11 frames each after riveting third session at World Snooker Championship
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Mark Allen all square with Wu Yize after longest ever Crucible frame
A gruelling frame was completed in one hour and 40 minutes to leave it 7-7
World Snooker Championship: Mark Allen falls behind in opening session of semi-final
Yu Wize excels against Northern Irishman, as Higgins and Murphy are level
Mark Allen through to World Snooker Championship quarter-finals after beating Wilson
Co Antrim man will face Barry Hawkins or Mark Williams in last eight of the Crucible
Mark Allen celebrates 147 at World Championship but trails 12-4 against Chris Wakelin
English qualifier Wakelin just one frame away from securing a quarter-final slot
Shaun Murphy on a roll at the right time as he targets Masters glory
Dublin-based Englishman missed a glorious chance of a maximum 147 in his quarter-final win over Neal Robertson but is keeping his eye on the main prize
‘The table needs to be burned’: Mark Allen hits out at British Open conditions
World number three says that conditions are ‘absolutely embarrassing’ ahead of clash with Cork’s Aaron Hill
Mark Allen makes brilliant 147 in Masters win over Mark Selby
Former champion and Antrim native will face Ali Carter in semi-final
How Mark Allen’s revival started with some sage advice from Ronnie O’Sullivan
Belfast snooker star has lost more than six stone and remains in sight of World Championship glory
Veterans Higgins, O’Sullivan and Williams make Crucible semis
Thirty years on, snooker’s ‘Class of 92’ continue to compete at the top of the sport
Pigeon interrupts World Championship as Mark Williams is in flying form
Bird flies down from Crucible rafters during match between Bingtao and Selby
‘Can you sit still?’ Ronnie O’Sullivan and Mark Allen clash during match
Allen went on to beat reigning world champion 6-3 and called O’Sullivan a ‘bully’
Teen snooker ace Aaron ‘The Breeze’ Hill no overnight sensation
Cork 18-year-old beat Ronnie O’Sullivan in just his second game as a professional
‘Several’ players have withdrawn from snooker World Championship
Marco Fu reportedly among players who will not be heading to Sheffield later this month
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