Mark Allen kicked off his Northern Ireland Open defence in style last night as he fired his way into the second round with a convincing 4-1 win over Chang Bingyu at Belfast’s Waterfront Hall.
The world No.10, who beat John Higgins 9-8 in last year’s famous final, hit breaks of 123, 56, 70 and 108.
And he will face another Chinese cueman in Chen Zifan today.
