Mark Allen (snooker player)
Northern Irish professional snooker player
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Mark Allen is a Northern Irish professional snooker player from Antrim. He won the European and World Amateur Championship in 2004 and turned professional in 2005. Allen entered the world top 16 after only three seasons. He lifted his first ranking title at the 2012 World Open, defeating Stephen Lee 10–1 in the final; he has since won a career total of 11 ranking titles. He has won two Triple Crown titles—he defeated Kyren Wilson 10–7 to win the 2018 Masters and Ding Junhui by the same score to win the 2022 UK Championship—and has twice reached the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship, in 2009 and 2023.
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Xiao beats defending champion Allen to reach semis Xiao Guodong defeats 2023 winner Mark Allen 6-3 as he moves into the final of the Champion of Champions in Bolton.BBC Sport - Published | |
Defending champion Allen defeats Jones to progressDefending champion Mark Allen advances to the semi-finals of the Champion of Champions tournament by beating Jak Jones 6-4 in the Group One final.BBC Sport - Published | |
Allen begins defence with victory over Figueiredo Mark Allen begins the defence of his Champion of Champions title with a 4-2 group semi-final win over World Seniors champion Igor Figueiredo.BBC Sport - Published | |
Allen makes 147 after saying table should be 'burned' Mark Allen makes a 147 maximum break at the British Open, having previously said the tables at the tournament should be "burned".BBC Sport - Published | |
Trump, Allen and Robertson progress in British OpenJudd Trump, Mark Allen and Neil Robertson progress to the third round of the British Open at the Centaur in Cheltenham.BBC Sport - Published | |
Table at British Open 'should be burnt' - Allen Mark Allen has brands conditions at the British Open as "absolutely embarrassing" and says the table on which he beat Gary Wilson should be "burnt."BBC Sport - Published | |
I want to stay world number one as long as possible - Allen World number one Mark Allen says he wants to remain at the top of the World Snooker rankings for as long as possible.BBC Sport - Published | |
'Only myself to blame' - Allen on Crucible exitMark Allen admits he has "only myself to blame" after his dreams of winning the World Snooker Championship were ended for another year by John Higgins.BBC Sport - Published | |
'Career will be disappointment without world title'Mark Allen has won two of snooker's Triple Crown titles but says he turned professional to win the World Championship.BBC Sport - Published | |
Williams holds off Allen to set up O'Sullivan finalMark Williams will face Ronnie O'Sullivan in the Tour Championship final after an impressive victory over Mark Allen.BBC Sport - Published | |
Imperious O'Sullivan breezes past Higgins in RiyadhRonnie O'Sullivan, Mark Allen, Luca Brecel and Judd Trump win in the quarter-finals of the inaugural Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker in Saudi Arabia.BBC Sport - Published | |
Allen edges past Selby to reach semi-finals in SaudiMark Allen recovers from 3-1 down to beat Mark Selby 4-3 in the quarter-finals of the inaugural Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker in Saudi Arabia.BBC Sport - Published | |
Allen battles to win against Zhang in finalNorthern Ireland's Mark Allen earns a hard-fought 10-8 win against China's Zhang Anda in the Players Championship final.BBC Sport - Published | Higgins beats Allen to reach Welsh Open semisFive-time Welsh Open winner John Higgins beats world number three Mark Allen at Llandudno.BBC Sport - Published |
Allen makes 'magical' 147 break at MastersWatch as Mark Allen makes a "magical" maximum break of 147 against Mark Selby in the quarter-final match at the Masters.BBC Sport - Published | Allen to meet with World Snooker Tour over player concernsDefending UK champion Mark Allen hopes a meeting with World Snooker Tour in the coming days leads to a "peaceful resolution" over player contract concerns.BBC Sport - Published |
O'Sullivan, Allen & Trump head contenders for UK ChampionshipRonnie O'Sullivan arrives in a blaze of publicity, Mark Allen faces tough test and Judd Trump looks for more silverware at the UK Championship.BBC Sport - Published | Allen draws Ding in first-round repeat of 2022 UK finalNorthern Ireland's Mark Allen will begin his defence of the UK Championship against last year's runner-up Ding Junhui.BBC Sport - Published |
Allen feels confident for UK Championship defenceMark Allen says he will begin the defence of his UK Championship in a positive frame of mind after winning the Champion of Champions for a second time.BBC Sport - Published | Allen leads Trump 7-2 in Champion of Champions finalMark Allen will take a 7-2 lead over Judd Trump into the evening session at the Champion of Champions final in Bolton.BBC Sport - Published |
Allen beats Higgins to set up Trump finalMark Allen reaches the Champion of Champions final with a 6-2 win over John Higgins.BBC Sport - Published | Players 'hold the power' to snooker's future - AllenNorthern Ireland's Mark Allen believes the players are key to the future of world snooker as he prepares for the Champion of Champions semi-finals.BBC Sport - Published |
Allen apologises for World Snooker criticismWorld number three Mark Allen apologises for criticising World Snooker and saying the game is in "disarray".BBC Sport - Published | Players contracts are 'very restrictive' - AllenMark Allen says players "need to be stronger and stand up to World Snooker" as the current contracts they have with the governing body are "very restrictive".BBC Sport - Published |
O'Sullivan cruises into Wuhan Open quarter-finalsRonnie O'Sullivan and Mark Allen remain on course to meet each other in the semi-finals of the Wuhan Open.BBC Sport - Published | |
