Mark Allen needs to shrug off a niggling illness ahead of his showdown with the Rocket at the Betfred World Championship.
Northern Ireland’s top potter feared he may have Covid for a frustrating second time and be painfully forced to withdraw from the sport’s marquee event.
But Antrim ace Allen dozed up on decongestant and headache tablets to help see off dogged Scott Donaldson 10-6 to set up a tasty second-round date with Ronnie O’Sullivan.
