'Biggest win of my life' - Ryan Day defeats Mark Allen in incredibly tense clash to win 2022 British Open

Ryan Day secured the final four frames to defeat Mark Allen 10-7 after what was an incredibly tense affair to win the 2022 British Open. Coming into this showpiece encounter, Allen was the pre-match favourite, having easily turned over Noppon Saengkham in the semi-finals. Ad Day, on the other hand, defeated Robbie Williams in the semis by the skin of his teeth, calling his performance «embarrassing.» He came into this final as a former top 10 with something to prove.

British OpenBritish Open final as it happened — Day wins the 2022 British Open19 HOURS AGO In the first frame, Allen quickly got to 50 points with a black to the bottom-right pocket before sinking the red and emptying the table for 126. Day quickly responded in the second frame by doing the exact same and emptying the table, making it 1-1. The Welshman quickly built on his good form, taking the third frame after stunning off the blue and freeing two more reds.

In the fourth frame, however, Day was only able to drop in a red to hold for the pink, allowing Allen to get back in it with 75 points. British Open final as it happened — Day wins the 2022 British Open 'I was so upset I couldn’t eat anything' – O'Sullivan conqueror reveals sad reason for weight loss When is the Hong Kong Masters? How to watch, full draw, when is O’Sullivan playing? Allen was then able to put himself in a great position to take the fifth frame by cutting a red into the left middle and bringing the final red out and over the bottom right. He got to 105 points, and it did not matter that he eventually missed the green after that.