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Mark Allen storms into German Masters second round as Mark Williams crashes out
Mark Allen during his semi-final match against Shaun Murphy (not pictured) on day seven of the 2025 Johnstone's Paint Masters at Alexandra Palace, London. Picture date: Saturday January 18, 2025
Ex-captain lifted World Cups in both white-ball formats and won five Ashes series
MARK ALLEN thrashed David Lilley 5-0 to ease through to the second round of the German Masters in Berlin on Tuesday.
World number four Allen, who lost out to eventual winner Shaun Murphy in the Masters semi-finals earlier this month, had breaks of 74 and 71 against Lilley and will now face Wu Yize, who cruised to a 5-1 win against Jackson Page.
Mark Williams slipped to a 5-2 defeat to Ireland’s world number 59 Aaron Hill and Ricky Walden came through 5-3 against Ryan Day.
