Welsh Open: Allen to face Ukranian teenager in second round
Last updated 1st Mar 2022
Antrim star Mark Allen is through to the second round of the Welsh Open.
He beat Ken Doherty 4-1 last night (Monday) to book his place.
Later tonight he will face 16-year-old Iulian Boiko from Kyiv in embattled Ukraine.
The teenager, who is based in Sheffield, took the snooker world by storm in January 2020 when as a 14-year-old he reached the final of the World Snooker Federation Open in Malta.
Meanwhile, defending champion Jordan Brown is out of this year's competition.
The Antrim man lost 4-3 to Mitchell Mann in the opening round yesterday.