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Mark Allen through to face Si Jiahui in BetVictor Welsh Open

The last-32 contest will be a clash of last year’s beaten World Championship semi-finalists

Mark Allen and Jordan Brown
Mark Allen and Jordan Brown Mark Allen (left) is into the last 32 already, while Jordan Brown is in action on Wednesday morning (Will Matthews/PA)

MARK Allen will face Si Jiahui in the last 32 of the BetVictor Welsh Open in Llandudno on Thursday after beating Ma Hailong 4-0 on Tuesday night.

The highlight of Allen’s win was a 141 total clearance in frame three, while Jiahui – who, like Allen, was a beaten semi-finalist at last year’s World Championship – enjoyed a 4-2 win over Andrew Pagett.

Jordan Brown joins the action on Wednesday morning when he plays English teenager Stan Moody, while Cork’s Aaron Hill takes on Mark Selby in the afternoon action.