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. The key came after nine reds and blacks, as he ran out of position but then played a clever double to a centre pocket on the 10th red, allowing him to go on and complete the 147.
He will earn the £5,000 high break prize if the break is not equalled this week.
The Antrim man becomes the 16th player to make four (or more) 147s and it’s his second maximum of 2024 as he made one in the Masters in January. It’s the 205th 147 in snooker history and third of the season.
The World number three was facing a late night in his bid to make today’s quarter-finals.
His was the last of the third-round games to finish, just before the scheduled 7pm start of the last-16 games. He was due back on to face Chris Wakelin after the last of the first set of four games was completed.
