British Open 2022 snooker LIVE updates – Mark Allen overcomes Mark Selby in tense quarter-final, Robbie Williams through

Thanks for joining us Ad We will be back at 6:45pm tonight with the remaining two quarter-finals and the draw for the semi-final matches in the season's third ranking event. See you then. British OpenAllen edges out Trump in nervy encounter to set up Selby quarter-final17 HOURS AGO Latest odds Mark Allen 10/11 Noppon Saengkham 6/1 Ryan Day 15/2 Robbie Williams 17/2 Jamie Jones 9/1 Yuan Sijun 12/1 13:00 Mark Selby 3-5 Mark Allen Robbie Williams 5-1 Lyu Haotian 19:00 Noppon Saengkham v Jamie Jones Ryan Day v Yuan Sijun Allen 5-3 Selby Selby made breaks of 123 and 103 with Allen contributing 143, 75 and 126 in a tense battle between two premium competitors.

«I played well to lead 3-1,» said Allen. «His safety went up a level. His safety was absolutely immaculate until the seventh frame.

»Mark was getting on top, but for me the turning point was making a good clearance to go 4-3 up. For all his dominance, I was only one frame away and finished it with a nice century." Allen 4-3 Selby (126-0) This is a bit special from 'The Pistol'. He will go into the weekend as a strong favourite for this title after holding off the Selby recovery.

A closing break of 126 from Allen. He is through the semi-finals on Saturday with a terrific performance. Allen 4-3 Selby (85-0) A super shot with the rest on pink from Allen and he is back on red.

Out for the black and this should be the match. He looked doomed at one point, but in goes black. Selby needing a snooker, but Allen slots another red.

That will be that. Allen through to the semi-finals and he might do it with another century. Allen 4-3 Selby (56-0) Allen opting to throw caution to the wind as he splashes open the pack of reds rather than play the waiting game.