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Mark Allen knocked out of Championship League in Milton Keynes

Mark Allen exits at the hands of Luo Honghao
Mark Allen exits at the hands of Luo Honghao

Luo Honghao knocked Mark Allen out of the Championship League in Milton Keynes, where 16-year-old Jamie Wilson impressed on his professional debut.

World number five Allen had been held to a 2-2 draw by Wilson, which earned the teenager a point from the opening best-of-four frames match of Group 9.

Wilson, who secured a two-year place on the professional tour via the sport's qualification format, Q School, found the going tougher against 20-year-old Chinese player Luo, who coasted to a 3-0 victory.

The Havant teenager then claimed another 2-2 draw against Billy Castle, which saw him earn £1,000 in prize money.

It was world number 60 Luo who qualified for the next stage after taking a point off Allen in their showdown to top the group.

On the other table, Thailand's Thepchaiya Un-Nooh progressed from Group 19 after the world number 18 finished one point ahead of Sunny Akani with two victories and a draw.

The 32 group winners advance to a second stage, which features eight groups of four and starts on October 26.

The last eight will then be split into groups to play on October 30, followed by a best-of-five-frames final between the winners.

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