Allen holds advantage against Day

Mark Allen will take a 9-7 lead into Wednesday's closing session of his World Championship quarter-final against Welshman Ryan Day.

The Northern Irishman led 5-3 after the opening session but after extending his advantage, Allen then lost four straight frames as Day moved 7-6 up.

However, Allen levelled with a break of 119 and he pinched the 15th frame on the black after Day had led by 54.

Allen produced a break of 64 to win the last frame of the evening session.

The Antrim man started the evening impressively by moving 6-3 up after a break of 84.

However, Day produced a run of 68 to win the 10th frame and Allen missed a simple red in frame 11 which allowed the Welshman to produce a winning break of 69.

Day won frame 12 to level the match and a break of 70 put him ahead at 7-6 as Allen endured something of a crisis.

However, Allen potted a superb red to a centre pocket while in apparent trouble to set up a frame-winning break of 119 in the 14th.

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