World Championship quarter-finals finely poised after epic evening session

Zhao Xintong and Mark Allen both recover to level matches at 8-8 in thrilling Crucible encounters

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Defending champion Zhao Xintong and Northern Ireland's Mark Allen both recovered from deficits to level their World Championship quarter-finals at 8-8 in what was described as arguably the best session of snooker at the Crucible this year.
Zhao fought back against Shaun Murphy while Allen came from 5-3 down against Barry Hawkins.
Neil Robertson holds a 5-3 lead over John Higgins, while Hossein Vafaei and Wu Yize are locked at 4-4.

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Defending champion Zhao Xintong and Northern Ireland's Mark Allen both recovered from deficits to level their World Championship quarter-finals at 8-8 in what was described as arguably the best session of snooker at the Crucible this year. Zhao fought back against Shaun Murphy while Allen came from 5-3 down against Barry Hawkins. Neil Robertson holds a 5-3 lead over John Higgins, while Hossein Vafaei and Wu Yize are locked at 4-4.

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