A flat tyre meant Mitchell Mann was docked a body after beginning his British Open match in opposition to Gao Yang late – however he rallied to win 4-3.

The 33-year-old needed to abandon his automotive and began 10 minutes late and already 1-0 down earlier than preventing his manner into the third spherical.

“I used to be on the arduous shoulder and had no spare tyre, I used to be fully stranded,” stated the world quantity 91.

“Fortunately my associates answered my name and so they got here to select me up. One in every of them drove me to Cheltenham and the opposite waited with my automotive for the RAC.

“I ought to have pushed down final evening, it is a lesson discovered. I don’t know the place my automotive is now!”

Mark Allen is thru to the third spherical with a 4-1 win in opposition to Hungary’s Bulcsu Revesz.

The Antrim artificial it two wins in as many days, following his victory over Jiang Jun on Tuesday.

Allen made a wonderful begin by banking the opening two frames, together with a break of 60 within the second.

Revesz, who shocked Ali Carter in the identical match final yr, recovered nicely within the third to drag a body again.

Nevertheless, the English Open winner hit again within the fourth and sealed his passage into the third spherical with a 69 break within the fifth.

He’ll now face Wales’ Mark Williams on Thursday, whereas fellow Antrim man Robbie McGuigan faces Ben Mertens in his third-round match following the Belgian’s 4-0 win in opposition to England’s Reanne Evans.

Judd Trump beat Leone Crowley 4-1, Shaun Murphy beat Scott Donaldson 4-1 and defending champion Mark Selby hit a 115 break in a 4-3 win over Liu Hongyu.