Latest score – Lei edging back
Lei was struggling to get on the scoreboard.
Allen kept it tight – defending his useful early lead.
But Lei finally took on a the deftest, cleverest of reds to the middle pocket – successfully pouching it.
Not only that, the balls are placed promisingly for a decent break.
- Mark Allen 5-4 Lei Peifan (22-10)
Latest score – Lei closes to ONE frame
Allen put on the pressure with more snookers – but Lei again stood up to it.
And a tiny slip from the Northern Ireland ace let in Lei to wrap up the frame – meaning he’s won two in a row.
- Mark Allen 5-4 Lei Peifan (frame score: 16-73)
Latest score – Allen needs snookers
Amazingly Lei missed three reds when snookered – and hit the black to give away a seven-point penalty.
Allen had to go for safety – and delivered a beauty.
He’d have been hoping to get in again and turn the frame.
But lei took out a stunning red – leaving Allen needing two snookers.
- Mark Allen 5-3 Lei Peifan (16-65)
Latest score – Lei notches 54
You can’t get much calmer and composed for 21.
Lei made 54 with a measured break – ending with a missed red.
- Mark Allen 5-3 Lei Peifan (1-64)
Latest score – edgy start to ninth frame
Given the last frame, you won’t be surprised to hear that Allen was snookered early in the ninth.
He failed to get out of it, Lei making him play it again with the same result.
Allen went for power this time – and ended up leaving a red over the bottom pocket.
Lei pouched it – but bungled his shot really, as he blocked himself off from a decent shot at a colour and had to opt for safety.
But it let Allen in – with the World No 5’s first response being a great red.
Allen blew his attempt at a snooker with his next shot – but Lei missed the resulting long red.
- Mark Allen 5-3 Lei Peifan (0-10)