Mark Allen paid tribute to Judd Trump after beating the world No.1 in the quarter-finals of the British Open. Allen, 38, appeared to be cruising into the final four as he led 4-1, but then had to withstand a rally from his opponent before prevailing 5-3.

MARK Allen will face Mark Selby in the semi-final of the Unibet British Open on Saturday evening (7pm) after beating world number one Judd Trump 5-3 in Cheltenham on Friday evening. The world number three got over the line in a tense encounter after Trump had battled back from 4-1 down to 4-3,

Mark Allen set-up a semi-final clash against Mark Selby after a 5-3 win against Judd Trump at the British Open in Cheltenham.

Judd Trump made his 1,000th career century, but it mattered little as Mark Allen secured a 5-3 win to advance to the semi-finals of the British Open.

THE British Open Snooker has reached the business end of the competition – with many of the sport’s top stars still in contention for the £100,000 jackpot. Tonight’s action sees

Mark Allen made a 147 maximum break during his third-round match against Ben Mertens at the British Open - where he had said the table should be

Judd Trump has backed fellow snooker star Mark Allen in slamming conditions at the British Open. The world No.1 will face Allen in the quarter-final of this year’s event in Cheltenham, but the pair have been left unhappy by the tournament organisers.

World number one Trump became just the third player after Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins to reach the career milestone.

Judd Trump out of British Open despite making landmark century break - John Higgins will face world number 99 Oliver Lines in the last four.

Judd Trump made his 1,000th century break at the British Open in Cheltenham but lost 5-3 to Ireland's Mark Allen in their quarter-final.