Mark Allen celebrates 147 at World Championship but trails against Chris Wakelin

Allen targeted a long black and rode his luck on the yellow to wrap up his first 147 at the famous venue.

Mark Allen completed the 15th maximum break at the Crucible. Pic: Mike Egerton/PA

Mark Allen recovered from a nightmare start to the second session of his second-round match against Chris Wakelin by completing the 15th maximum break at the World Snooker Championship in Sheffield.

The Antrim star had failed to pot a ball in the three previous frames as qualifier Wakelin proceeded to turn a 6-2 overnight advantage into a 10-2 lead.