Northern Ireland's Mark Allen makes an "incredible" 147 break but loses to England's Chris Wakelin in an absorbing World Championship second-round match.

Mark Allen Compiles Rare 147 Break at Snooker Worlds and Earns Lucky Fan $33,000 SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — A rare perfect break of 147 at the world snooker championship earned a lucky fan 25,000 ...

Mark Allen recovered from a nightmare start to the ... targeting a long black and riding his luck on the yellow to wrap up his first 147 at the famous venue. Allen punched the air after sinking ...

while Mark Allen was compiling his 147 on the other table. With the two tables separated by a partition, Nicholls had to watch on one of the screens inside the arena as Allen finished off his maximum.