Mark Allen holds off Kyren Wilson and faces Barry Hawkins in quarter-finals

• Allen earns 13-9 win, while Hawkins beats Williams 13-9

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Mark Allen beat the world No 2, Kyren Wilson, 13-9 to reach the quarter-finals of the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield. The Northern Irishman, who had let slip a 5-0 lead in their second-round match, won four of the first six frames in Saturday’s morning session to upset the 2024 champion.

Allen will face Barry Hawkins in the last eight after the No 11 seed defeated the three-time champion Mark Williams. The Englishman led 10-6 going into their Saturday evening session and pressed home his advantage to reach his first Crucible quarter-final for eight years. Hawkins sealed a 13-9 victory with an impressive display of his very solid all-round game.