Mark Allen seizes on ‘unforgivable’ Barry Hawkins blunder to reach semi-finals

It had appeared the match was set for a deciding frame but a costly error from Hawkins gifted victory to Allen

Mark Allen has reached the World Snooker Championship semi-finals for the second time in four years. Pic: Martin Rickett/PA Wire.

Mark Allen seized on an “unforgivable” blunder by his opponent Barry Hawkins to book his place in the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship for the second time in four years.

The Antrim man looked set to be hauled into a nerve-shredding decider after Hawkins fluked a red and was faced with a simple tap up behind the pink to leave Allen in all sorts of trouble.