Mark Allen paid tribute to Judd Trump after beating the world No.1 in the quarter-finals of the British Open. Allen, 38, appeared to be cruising into the final four as he led 4-1, but then had to withstand a rally from his opponent before prevailing 5-3.

Mark Allen set-up a semi-final clash against Mark Selby after a 5-3 win against Judd Trump at the British Open in Cheltenham.

MARK Allen will face Mark Selby in the semi-final of the Unibet British Open on Saturday evening (7pm) after beating world number one Judd Trump 5-3 in Cheltenham on Friday evening. The world number three got over the line in a tense encounter after Trump had battled back from 4-1 down to 4-3,

Allen won a final-frame shootout in his opening match of the tournament against Gary Wilson before describing conditions at the Centaur Arena in Cheltenham as “absolutely embarrassing”, adding “the table needs to be burned”.

MARK Allen made the fourth 147 break of his career during his third-round win over Ben Mertens at the Unibet British Open in Cheltenham yesterday.Allen’s perfect break came in the second frame and put him 2-0 ahead.

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Judd Trump has backed fellow snooker star Mark Allen in slamming conditions at the British Open. The world No.1 will face Allen in the quarter-final of this year’s event in Cheltenham, but the pair have been left unhappy by the tournament organisers.