MARK Allen had to dig deep to reach the last 32 of the BetVictor English Open at the Brentwood Centre in Brentwood yesterday. Allen, who started the season ranked number one in the world, has yet to really fire over the first few months and was staring at another early exit as a 2-0 lead became a 3-2 deficit.

Ronnie O'Sullivan will not be involved, having crashed out with a shock defeat to He Guoqiang on Tuesday evening. But the likes of Mark Selby, Mark Allen and defending champion Judd Trump have all secured safe passage to the last eight.

THE English Open 2024 is rolling on at speed – with the quarter-finals beginning today! Defending champion Judd Trump secured his spot in the last-8 after beating Fan Zhengyi 4-2 yesterday.

MARK Allen will face John Higgins in the last 16 of the BetVictor English Open in Brentwood on Thursday after a 4-2 win over China’s Lyu Haotian. The world number three from Antrim produced some heavy scoring against the world number 32 and bounced back well after losing frame three from 49 points ahead with three reds and colours remaining.

Mark Allen is into the quarter finals of the English Open after beating John Higgins 4-3 last night.Allen will now face Chris Wakelin in the last 8 this

Mark Allen made sure that John Higgins celebrations were cut short this evening as the Antrim man booked his place in the quarter finals of the English Open.

MARK Allen’s good week continued as he booked a place in the quarter-finals of the BetVictor English Open in Brentwood with a 4-3 win over John Higgins. The last time the pair met they produced a Crucible epic at the World Championship in May,