British Open: Allen and Robertson win to progress to third round

Mark Allen and Neil Robertson have progressed to the third round of the British Open at the Centaur in Cheltenham.

Allen, from Northern Ireland, ran out a 4-1 winner over Aaron Hill from the Republic of Ireland while Australian Robertson saw off Scotland’s Chris Totten by the same scoreline on Tuesday afternoon.

Fresh from winning the English Open on Sunday, Robertson moved two frames in front with breaks of 100 and 99, before Totten replied with a run of 79 to reduce his arrears.

Robertson responded with an 86 and a 53 to get over the line and continue his revival after a difficult couple of years.

Allen book-ended his match with centuries, beginning with a 102 break and adding a 56 in the next to establish a two-frame advantage.

The world number three recovered from a 50-point deficit to claim frame three and although Hill came out on top in a scrappy fourth, it proved only a temporary reprieve as Allen then knocked in a 101 to secure victory.