Champion of Champions: Defending champion Allen beats Jones to progress
The enviornment number three from Northern Ireland mounted a a hit comeback after trailing his Welsh opponent 3-0.
Breaks of 72, 64 and 104 helped Allen design level, adopted by a clearance of 66 in frame seven, which he obtained by a single point.
The Antrim man took the next as successfully with a bustle of 82 to switch to inner one of victory however 2024 World Championship finalist Jones fought motivate with a 104 within the ninth frame to diminish his deficit to 1.
Allen got over the line by a hit frame 10 to e book his house within the semi-finals.
“The delivery wasn’t correct from me, I develop into as soon as all at sea,” Allen told ITV Sport after his victory.
“After that I didn’t skedaddle over too well-known. I felt like I upped the tempo and played some correct stuff even supposing I could perhaps perhaps perhaps moreover dangle lost a pair of frames.
“It could perhaps most likely perhaps perhaps perhaps moreover dangle long previous four all however it absolutely went 5-3 so after that every body it be crucial to achieve is own your self collectively then.”
Earlier, Allen had superior to his community final by beating Brazilian Igor Figueiredo 4-2 on the Toughsheet Community Stadium on Monday afternoon.
No matter compiling a damage of 52, the two-time champion lost the outlet frame to the World Seniors champion, however runs of 61 and 102 in frames two and three seen him switch 2-1 forward.
Figueiredo levelled by a hit the next however Allen’s 2nd century of the match – a 107 – edged him 3-2 in front.
The 38-year-ragged went on to rating the sixth frame to stable his house within the final.
Jones defeated Scottish Begin and Welsh Begin winner Gary Wilson 4-2 to progress to his meeting with Allen.
Breaks of 106 and 53 helped Jones into a 3-0 lead however Wilson replied by placing collectively a 120 to take frame four and diminished his arrears to 1 by a hit the next.
An impressive damage of 132 clinched victory for Jones.
The invitational match sees 16 players divided into four teams of 4, with the winner of every contesting the semi-finals.
The winner of Sunday’s final will catch a first prize of £150,000.