Allen all the time able to a magic bodyrevealed at 11:29 BST
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Michael Emons
BBC Sport on the Crucible
Image supply, Michael EmonsFormer world quantity one Mark Allen could also be shedding, however, as he proved final yr in sensational model, he can activate the magic at any second.
In his final-16 tie with Chris Wakelin in 2025, Allen was trailing 10-2 and had not potted a ball for 3 frames. He went straight to the apply desk in the mid-session interval after which produced snooker’s second of perfection with a most 147 in the primary body after the restart.
The match deficit was too giant to show round with Allen shedding 13-6, however Allen did turn out to be solely the eleventh participant to make a 147 on the Crucible.
That most was the fifteenth on the venue in the match’s historical past and the primary since Mark Selby’s clearance in the 2023 closing.
When strolling by means of Tudor Square earlier on, the 147 was being performed on the massive display to be loved as soon as extra.
