Overview

• After leads of 6-2 and 7-3, Allen saw Zhou take five straight frames for an 8-7 advantage before sealing the last two.
• The Brentwood final stretched across two sessions and lasted about seven hours.
• The victory paid £100,000 and came with the Steve Davis Trophy.
• Allen's route featured four prior last-frame wins over Stuart Bingham, Ding Junhui, Elliot Slessor and Jak Jones.
• Zhou reached his first ranking final since 2022 with wins over former world champions Mark Williams and Luca Brecel plus two-time event winner Mark Selby.