Allen impressed by "ridiculous" Ding 147
Mark Allen was in awe of Ding Junhui's "ridiculous" performance as the Chinese ace fired a maximum break and two further centuries in a scintillating quarter-final win in Galway.
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Ding records maximum break in Galway
Ding Junhui lit up the Dafabet Players Tour Championship Grand Finals in Galway on Saturday with a sensational 147 maximum break in the opening frame of his quarter-final match against Mark Allen.
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Allen roars into next round in Galway
Mark Allen romped to a 4-0 win against Mark Davis in the opening round of the PTC Grand Finals in Galway.
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Allen delighted with China win
Mark Allen tells Damien O'Meara that he is happy to be back to winning ways
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Allen retains Haikou World Open crown
Mark Allen retained his Haikou World Open crown by beating Matthew Stevens 10-4 in the final in China today.
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Robertson rides his luck to seal semi spot
Neil Robertson played the shot of his life to set up a match-winning century as the defending Betfair Masters champion edged out Mark Allen 6-5 to reach the semi-finals.
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Allen sees off Davis in Masters
Mark Allen won four frames in a row to ease past Mark Davis to set a quarter-final with defending champion Neil Robertson at the Betfair Snooker Masters.
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Allen faces three-month suspension
Mark Allen is facing the possibility of a three-month suspension after refusing to back down from his claim that fellow snooker star Marco Fu has been culpable of cheating.
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Allen admits to snooker's struggles
Mark Allen claims snooker faces a long and difficult battle to win back shell-shocked fans after the double blow of Stephen Hendry's retirement and Ronnie O'Sullivan's decision to put his career on hold.
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Trump sets up semi-final showdown with Ebdon
Judd Trump booked a semi-final against Peter Ebdon after edging out Mark Allen in a thrilling 6-5 victory at the International Championship in Chengdu.
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Allen queries O'Sullivan's withdrawal
Mark Allen has asked the first questions of Ronnie O'Sullivan's withdrawal from World Snooker's new flagship tournament in China.
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Ulster too good for Glasgow in the PRO12
Ulster have defeated Glasgow 18-10 in their first RaboDirect PRO12 clash of the season.
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Allen is punished following comments
Mark Allen has been given a suspended three-month ban and fined £10,000 for accusing Chinese players of cheating.
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Everton on Mark Allen
Clive Everton speaks to Greg Allen about Mark Allen's allegations of dishonesty by Chinese players in recent times.
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Hearn admonishes Allen after outburst
Mark Allen has been warned he could talk himself out of a career after the Northern Irishman's outburst against Chinese players led to a stern rebuke from World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn.
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Snooker: Fergal O'Brien
Fergal O'Brien discusses the controversy surrounding Mark Allen's comments at the World Snooker Championship.
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Allen is facing disciplinary charge
Mark Allen was today warned he could be banned for his "unacceptable" claim that Chinese snooker players lack integrity.
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Allen accuses his Crucible conqueror
Mark Allen bowed out of the Betfred.com World Championship and accused his surprise Crucible conqueror Cao Yupeng of failing to own up to a "blatant" push shot at a pivotal stage in the match.
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Rocket running on empty but through in China
Ronnie O'Sullivan and John Higgins have both reached the last 16 at the China Open, however, Antrim Town native Mark Allen fell at the first hurdle losing to Ricky Walden.
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Allen under fire after Twitter comments
Mark Allen could find himself in trouble with snooker authorities again after a series of Twitter outbursts about China.