SNOOKER: Mark Allen and Joe Swail progress in Cardiff
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Northern Ireland's Mark Allen and Joe Swail are through to the second round of the Welsh Open.
Allen, ranked number nine in the world, breezed past England’s Sam Craigie 4-0 in Cardiff to book his place in the next stage of the tournament, while Swail was a 4-1 winner over Zak Surety of England.
Gerard Greene suffered a 4-3 loss against Sydney Wilson while Jordan Brown from Antrim is out after a 4-0 loss to Stuart Carrington of Grimsby.