Mark Allen and Wu Yize all square after record 100-minute frame at Crucible

• Semi-final poised at 7-7 after attritional 14th frame

• Shaun Murphy and John Higgins deadlocked at 8-8

Wu Yize and Mark Allen’s semi-final is poised at seven frames all after their afternoon session ended with the longest frame in World Snooker Championship history, clocking in at just over 100 minutes.

Allen began the afternoon trailing 6-2 overnight to an opponent high on confidence and belief, but fought back in style, winning five frames in a row to edge 7-6 ahead.