Allen and Robertson progress in British Open

Mark Allen and Neil Robertson have progressed to the third round of the British Open at the Centaur in Cheltenham.

Allen, from Northern Ireland, ran out a 4-1 winner over Aaron Hill from the Republic of Ireland while Australian Robertson saw off Scotland's Chris Totten by the same scoreline on Tuesday afternoon.

Fresh from winning the English Open on Sunday, Robertson moved two frames in front with breaks of 100 and 99, before Totten replied with a run of 79 to reduce his arrears.

Robertson responded with an 86 and a 53 to get over the line and continue his revival after a difficult couple of years.

Allen book-ended his match with centuries, beginning with a 102 break and adding a 56 in the next to establish a two-frame advantage.

The world number three recovered from a 50-point deficit to claim frame three and although Hill came out on top in a scrappy fourth, it proved only a temporary reprieve as Allen then knocked in a 101 to secure victory.

Tuesday evening's match-ups include world number one Judd Trump's encounter with 2022 British Open champion Ryan Day.

Trump has amassed 999 career centuries and will become only the third player to reach 1000 if he compiles a ton break against the Welshman.

Ronnie O'Sullivan reached the landmark in 2019 and John Higgins equalled the feat during his 4-3 defeat by Allen in the English Open last week.

The draw for the British Open is an open random one with no seeding, with the winner of the Trump-Day tie drawn to face either Mark Davis or Xiao Guodong in round three.

Allen will take on either Hammad Miah or Ben Mertens at the same stage, while Robertson will play Rory Thor, conqueror of Mark Williams, or Mark Joyce.