2 weeks Ago By David Walsh
Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Star, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Mark Allen potted the maximum score possible from one visit to the table in a second round match against Chris Wakelin at noon on Friday, April 25. World Snooker Tour posted: “Allen makes a midnite max! One of the great Crucible 147s — pure class from Mark Allen as he fires in the fifth maximum of his career against Chris Wakelin!” Advertisement Advertisement One follower replied: “Fantastic achievement because he was 10 -2 down.
Well done!” If you’d like to receive more stories like this as well as the latest news from The Star, click here to subscribe to our free daily newsletter. The Northern Irish player hopes to progress to the later stages of the contest, which ends on Monday, May 5. The thrilling moment comes hours after world snooker boss Barry Hearne again suggested the tournament could leave Sheffield.
Talks are ongoing with Sheffield Council to try to secure the future of the tournament..
