Allen and Hawkins progress in Sheffield

Mark Allen reached the semi-finals in 2009

World number seven Mark Allen and 2013 runner-up Barry Hawkins booked their place in the second round of the World Championship.

Northern Irishman Allen led debutant Mitchell Mann 6-3 overnight and won four frames without reply, finishing a morning’s work with a break of 67.

Hawkins set up a second-round date with Ronnie O’Sullivan thanks to a 10-5 victory over China’s Zhang Anda.

He rounded off the match with a tournament-high break of 141.

“I was awful at times – I was so lucky to be 6-3 up,” said world number 11 Hawkins. “I could easily have been 6-3 down with the way I was playing.

“I’ve got to play quite special in the next round. If I can put Ronnie under a little bit …

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