Mark Allen on verge of World Championship exit despite firing 147 at Crucible
Allen made 147 in the 13th frame but trails Chris Wakelin 12-4.
Mark Allen compiled the 15th Crucible 147 but hovers on the brink of elimination from this year’s World Snooker Championship after an extraordinary second session of his second round match against qualifier Chris Wakelin.
Allen fired his maximum in the 13th frame having failed to pot a single ball in any of the previous three, as Wakelin turned a 6-2 overnight lead into an almost irretrievable 10-2 advantage by the mid-session interval.
And despite his perfect break, which leaves the Antrim star at least £40,000 richer, Allen’s long wait for a maiden world title is set to continue as Wakelin duly pressed on to establish a 12-4 lead at the end of the morning’s play.
It means the 33-year-old Wakelin, who had never won a match in three previous appearances at the Crucible, needs a single frame upon Friday evening’s resumption to seal his place in the quarter-finals.
