Northern Ireland's Mark Allen makes his first 147 break at UK Championship

''I was nervous and I was shaking. I was thinking 'just please pot it because if you miss now you look silly'."

Mark Allen said he knew his 147 break was on from an early stage and has described how he held his nerve to make his first tournament maximum at the UK Championship in York.

The Northern Irishman's clearance came in the seventh frame of his second round match against Rod Lawler, putting him 4-3 up. After leaving the arena to compose himself, he then won the next two frames to complete a 6-4 victory.