Allen v Hawkins as World quarter finals get underway

Mark Allen takes on Barry Hawkins, as the quarter finals of the World Snooker Championship get underway at the Crucible.

Defending champion Zhao Xintong is also up against Shaun Murphy from 10 o’clock in this morning’s session in Sheffield.

Later, four-time winner John Higgins is up against Neil Robertson.

Last night, Hossein Vafaei claimed the deciding frame against 2019 champion Judd Trump to set up a last-eight tie with China’s Wu Yize.