Mark Allen and Joe Swail through to second round of UK Championship

Mark Allen and Joe Swail have both progressed to the second round at the UK Championship.
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World number seven Mark Allen, who won the International Championship in China earlier this month, defeated Egypt’s world number 126 Basem Eltahhan 6-2.

Allen’s win included breaks of 126 and 128 as he set up a second-round meeting with either Scotland’s Rory McLeod or England’s Peter Lines.

Swail came from 5-3 down to beat Welshman Michael White 6-5.