Robertson marches on but Trump lies in wait

Neil Robertson twice narrowly missed out on claiming his 100th century break of the season on his way to booking his place in the quarter-finals of the Dafabet World Snooker Championships.

The world number one defeated Mark Allen 13-7 at the Crucible but his landmark 100th century will have to wait for another day after the Australian fell agonisingly short in the final two frames of the victory — missing pots when on 94 and 92.

The match resumed with Robertson leading Ireland’s Allen 9-7, but the Melbourne-born cueman wasted no time in racing to victory, with breaks of 59, 69, 94 and 92 wrapping up the win.