Defending champion Neil Robertson produced an incredible escape shot and converted it into a match-winning century as he saw off Mark Allen in a splendid quarter-final at the Betfair Masters.
Allen put Robertson in a tough snooker behind the yellow in the deciding frame, but the Australian not only escaped he potted a red too and gained position on the black.
Robertson went on to make 105 for a 6-5 win. ‘You’d get it maybe one in 10 times. I had to apologise to Mark,’ he said. ‘I’m over the moon to get through.
‘It was fantastic quality throughout. There was some tension in a couple of the frames and I did not think it would get harder after playing Ding [Junhui].’
‘You don’t want to lose in the first round, which happened to me after winning the World Championship, and I have defended titles before which gives me belief that I can do it again.’
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