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O’Sullivan to remain world No. 1 after Allen knocked out
Allen needed to claim the £100,000 first prize on Sunday night to topple O’Sullivan from the summit of the rankings, but crashed out in the third round as breaks of 112 and 121 helped Wilson set up a last-16 meeting with Barry Hawkins on Thursday afternoon.
Allen scored only one point in the first three frames, and a knock of 54 in the fourth was not enough to prevent the whitewash.
World champion and the sport’s No. 2 player Luca Brecel is only 5,000 points behind O’Sullivan in the latest rankings, while Allen remains 45,500 points off top spot in third place.
O’Sullivan withdrew from the tournament on medical grounds after edging out Brecel 11-9 to win the Shanghai Masters last week.
Meanwhile, defending British Open champion Ryan Day – who defeated Allen 10-7 in last year’s final – is out of the competition after losing 4-2 to German Masters holder Ali Carter just before midnight on Wednesday evening.
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