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,

Great to get the win against the world number one but massive well done to Judd Trump for reaching that incredible milestone tonight,” he posted on X. “Absolutely class to

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 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.