Mark Allen v Si Jiahui live stream | Masters 2025 First Round preview
Mark Allen launches his latest Masters campaign with a tricky first-round tie against tournament debutant Si Jiahui on Tuesday.
The Pistol claimed the first major title of his career when he lifted the Paul Hunter trophy in 2018, but it was not until last year that he truly built on that momentum at Alexandra Palace.
Allen’s Masters success was followed by five successive first-round exits from snooker’s most prestigious invitational event.
However, he stopped the rot by beating John Higgins in the opening round 12 months ago, before producing a marvellous maximum break during his quarter-final victory over Mark Selby.
Allen eventually succumbed to Ali Carter in the last four, but will be targeting another deep run in his 17th consecutive appearance at the Masters, and is fresh from landing his first silverware of the season at the lucrative Riyadh Season Championship before Christmas.
By contrast, his opponent Si is one of two debutants in this year’s field, along with International Championship finalist Chris Wakelin.
The Chinese memorably reached the semi-finals on his Crucible debut in 2023, before suffering an agonising defeat against eventual champion Luca Brecel.
Si will undoubtedly be eager to make a similar impact on his Alexandra Palace bow, having climbed into the world’s top 16 earlier this campaign following his run to the Wuhan Open final.
The 22-year-old recently ended his run of four straight defeats against Allen, albeit after dethroning the Pistol at the Shoot Out last month. Nevertheless, that victory will certainly boost his hopes of claiming the scalp of the Northern Irishman once more on the bigger stage.
Three-time Masters champion Selby awaits the winner of this clash in the quarter-finals later in the week.
The match gets under way from 7pm GMT and will be contested over the best of 11 frames at Alexandra Palace.
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