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,

Mark Allen hit two 147 breaks in succession during an exhibition match at the weekend, with snooker fans left in awe at his 'mind-blowing' achievement

John Higgins became only the second snooker player to reach 1,000 career centuries despite crashing out of the English Open in Brentwood.

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.

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.