Snooker

O’Sullivan scored 104 and 103 on his way to a 4-2 win over the Antrim man before Allen pulled a frame back with a run of 74.

The five-time world champion though made it 3-1 winning the fourth frame punishing a missed green from Allen with an 85 break.

The Antim man hit back again as he produced a run of 80 to cut the deficit to one, but O’Sullivan sealed victory with breaks of 55 and 34.

Earlier, Allen edged a 4-3 afternoon victory over China’s Li Hang in Glasgow while O’Sullivan struggled before overcoming Jimmy White 4-2.

After the Chinese player won the first frame, Allen led 2-1 and 3-2 only to be pegged back twice but a run of 67 helped him take the victory.

Belfast man Joe Swail led 2010 world champion Neil Robertson 2-1 in his last-32 game but eventually slipped to a 4-2 defeat. Swail had earned victories over Lee Walker (4-1) and Grimsby’s Stuart Carrington (4-2).