Former winner and world number three Mark Allen moves into the last 16 of the UK Championship in York with a hard-fought victory over Wales' Jackson Page.
Former world number one Mark Allen admitted his game "is not in a good place" after an "awful" performance as he battled to a 6-4 win over Jackson Page in the opening round of the UK Championship.
"I got the job done and that's pretty much it, it was awful. I'm not in a good place with my game, everything else is fine but with snooker I'm just struggling. Welshman Page led 3-2 but Allen, an 11-time ranking event winner, made his experience count as he won four of the next five frames to clinch victory.
"Jackson is a brilliant talent but not very experienced on the big stage so I thought I would take advantage of that and it nearly backfired. "It's all about getting a win," said Carter. "Wins have been hard to come by of late and it has zapped my confidence. It was hard work from start to finish.
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