World Snooker Championship: Mark Allen takes two-frame advantage into final session
Mark Allen fought back to take a 9-7 lead over Kyren Wilson in their see-saw last 16 clash at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.
Wilson had won the final three frames of the first session on Thursday to stop an Allen procession.
The Englishman extended that streak to lead for the first time at 6-5, helped by a 112 break – the first century of the match.
Allen had incredibly potted just 10 balls since going 5-0 up, but he stopped the rot by winning the next two frames.
Wilson won a tight 14th frame to level the scores again, but Allen rolled in a break of 140 – the 699th century break of his career – and then got the better of a safety exchange to enjoy some breathing space at 9-7.
The duo return for the third and deciding session at 10am on Saturday.