Mark Allen will begin his UK Championship campaign today. (Image: Getty.)
The second day of the is here and the tournament has been blown wide open after defending champion and eight-time winner lost on the opening day.
He won’t extend his record of wins in York after a 6-4 defeat to Barry Hawkins, with the qualifier scoring 320 unanswered points to .
On the opposite end of the room, survived a big scare to defeat amateur player and 2021 champion Zhao Xintong in a decider.
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Zhao, who was playing in his first professional match since , put up a strong fight but the Magician is into the last 16.
Sunday sees the likes of , and Jack Lisowski among those in action, with plenty of big names likely bouyed by the news that their Triple Crown chances are boosted without O’Sullivan in the draw.
For all the latest news, scores and updates from the UK Championship follow below…
KEY EVENTS
- 12:03
What happened yesterday
A major shock saw Ronnie O’Sullivan dumped out of the UK Championship on the opening day, going down 6-4 to qualifer Barry Hawkins.
At the same time, Shaun Murphy saw off amateur star Zhao Xintong in a deciding frame.
Later in the evening, Ding Junhui won another decider as he defeated Robert Milkins.
The sessionw as completed by David Gilbert’s 6-4 victory over Xiao Guodong, who was unable to back up his final run in the Champion of Champions.
Ronnie O’Sullivan crashed out in the first round of the UK Championship. (Image: Getty)
Today’s schedule
What a day of snooker we have ahead of ourselves, as Mark Allen gets the action underway against Jackson Page.
There is also a blockbuster showdown between four-time Mark Selby and Jack Lisowski tonight.
13:00
Mark Allen v Jackson Page
Ali Carter v Ryan Day
19:00
Si Jiahui v Wu Yize
Mark Selby v Jack Lisowski
Good afternoon
Hello and welcome to Express Sport’s live coverage of the UK Championship, where we will be bringing you all the latest updates from today’s four matches.