‘Drinks and a burger’ fuel Mark Allen’s Crucible comeback win over Zhang

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Allen rallies from 5-3 down to win 10-6 in first round‘I had a few drinks, a bit of bad food, slept really well’Mark Allen revealed how “bad food” and a few drinks fuelled his surge into the second round of the World Snooker Championship after he swallowed up a two-frame overnight deficit to crush Zhang Anda 10-6 at the Crucible.The 40-year-old was so disillusioned with his display on Saturday, when he failed to rustle up a break over 50, that he set about drowning his sorrows in Sheffield. Allen then returned on Sunday to rifle three centuries in a six-frame streak and advance to the second round. Continue reading...

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