Mark Allen ( born Mark Allen ; born in 1986 ) is a professional snooker player from Northern Ireland .
 Mark Allen | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | |
| Place of Birth | |
| Citizenship | |
| Nickname | Eagle Eye ( eng. Eagle Eye ), All-in , Pistol ( eng. The Pistol ) |
| Professional career | 2005— |
| Highest rating | № 6 (March, May-June 2013, November 2014- January 2015, August-September 2016) |
| Current rating | No. 6 (February 10, 2019) |
| Prize money | GB £ 2,222,490 [3] |
| Highest break | 147 ( UK Championship 2016 ) |
| Number of Century | 363 [4] ( MAX 45 - 2011 / 12,2017 / 18) |
| Tournament Wins | |
| Total wins | 10 , including: |
| World Championship | 1/2 finals ( 2009 ) |
| Other ranking tournaments | 3 |
| Low Rating Tournaments | five |
| Other tournaments | 2 |
Content
Career
Mark Allen from early childhood showed the makings of snooker skills, parents were forced to sell the house to provide him with training and snooker training. And they did not lose: thanks to successful performances in the amateur arena (Allen consistently won three major amateur tournaments - European Championship , World Championship , European Championship among players under 19), Mark got a start in the main tour in the 2002/03 season . Since then, he has constantly progressed and improved his position in the world table of ranks . In 2005, he won the Junior European Championship, held in Yekaterinburg [5] . In 2007, in the home tournament - the Trophy of Northern Ireland - only in the semi-final lost to Fergal O'Brien . At the 2008 World Championships, Allen was on the verge of getting into the sixteen of the strongest, but lost to Stephen Hendry . These achievements were enough to enter the Top 16 in the first two seasons.
In the first half of the 2008/09 season, Allen played fairly consistently, and in January for the first time became a participant in the prestigious Masters tournament .
At the 2009 World Championships, Marc Gould was easily reached in the 1/16 finals, and in the 1/8 finals, with a score of 13:11, sensationally defeated three-time world champion Ronnie O'Sullivan . Critics have called this victory the most significant in the career of Allen [6] .
In the 1/4 finals he won against Ryan Dey , 13:11, and went to the semifinals, where he met with the second heavyweight on his way in this tournament - two-time world champion John Higgins , but lost to him - 13:17 [7] . The result of the season was the highest at that time achievement in the ranking - 11th place.
The 2009/10 season Mark Allen began in China, scoring his first win in a non-rated tournament - Jiangsu Classic . He convincingly outplayed last year’s winner Ding Junhui in the final 6-0. Besides the fact that this is the first victory, it is also significant in that Allen won in his hometown of Dean, where he received unprecedented support from the audience [8] .
At the 2010 Masters, Allen first became a member of the quarterfinals.
At the World Championships, Mark was unable to repeat the success of a year ago: in the quarter finals in the decisive frame, he lost to Graham Dott with a score of 12:13. In this championship, Allen made a break of 146 points, which was the first in the history of Krusibla . This is a fairly rare break, it happens less often than the maximum , however, there are already 2 of them in the collection of Mark Allen [9] .
In the 2010/11 season, Mark Allen reached the 1/2 of the UK Championship and the Masters , and in the 1/4 of the World Cup, lost to Mark Williams, 5:13. But due to the low results in the remaining tournaments, from the 10th place at the start of the season, the Northern Irishman eventually dropped to the 12th in the world rankings.
The following season, Allen won his first career ranking tournament - the World Open , beating Steven Lee in the final with a crushing score of 10: 1. During the entire tournament, Mark showed a very well-coordinated, high-quality, intelligent game with good series. In the course of the grid, Mark knocked out such famous players as Judd Trump , Mark King and Mark Selby . Allen also successfully performed at the UK , reaching the final, in which, in a bitter struggle, he lost to Judd Trump with a score of 8:10. At the end of the season, Allen ranked 12th in the world ranking.
Personal life
Some time ago, Allen broke up with his long-time girlfriend, a multiple snooker champion Rian Evans , with whom he has a daughter, Lauren [10] . Mark’s current companion is Kayla McGuigan, also from Antrim . In May 2013, Mark and Kayla celebrated their wedding.
Like some other players, such as Peter Ebdon and Mark Williams , Allen can not distinguish between individual colors, in particular, has difficulty when the brown ball is located next to the red. In this case, he turns for help to the referee to indicate the location of the brown ball [11] .
Career Achievements
Rating Tournaments (winner) - 3
- World Open (2 times) - 2012 , 2013
- PTC Grand Final - 2016
Low Rating Tournaments (winner) - 5
- Euro PTC 3 (2012/2013) - 2012
- Euro PTC 5 (2013/2014) - 2013
- Euro PTC 6 (2013/2014) - 2013
- Euro PTC 2 (2014/2015) - 2014
- Euro PTC 4 (2015/2016) - 2015
Other tournaments (winner) - 2
- Masters - 2018
- Jiangsu Classic - 2009
Other achievements
- World Championship (semifinal) - 2009
- UK Championship (final) 2011
- Shanghai Masters (final) - 2014
- International Championship (final, 2 times) - 2014 , 2017
Tournament Finals
Rating Tournament Finals: 7 (3 wins, 4 losses)
| Legend |
| World Championship (0-0) |
| UK Championship (0-1) |
| Others (3-3) |
| Result | No | Year | Tournament | Final rival | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finalist | one. | 2011 | UK Championship | Judd Trump | 8–10 |
| Champion | one. | 2012 | World Open | Stephen Lee | 10–1 |
| Champion | 2 | 2012 | World Open (2) | Matthew Stevens | 10–4 |
| Finalist | 2 | 2014 | Shanghai Masters | Stewart Bingham | 3–10 |
| Finalist | 3 | 2014 | International Championship | Ricky Walden | 7–10 |
| Champion | 3 | 2016 | Players Tour Championship | Ricky Walden | 10–6 |
| Finalist | four. | 2017 | International Championship | Marc Selby | 7–10 |
Finals of low-ranking tournaments: 6 (5 wins, 4 losses)
| Result | No | Year | Tournament | Final rival | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | one. | 2012 | Antwerp Open | Marc Selby | 4–1 |
| Champion | 2 | 2013 | Ruhr open | Ding Junhui | 4–3 |
| Champion | 3 | 2013 | Kay suzanne memorial cup | Judd Trump | 4–1 |
| Finalist | one. | 2014 | Riga Open | Marc Selby | 3-4 |
| Champion | four. | 2014 | Paul Hunter Classic | Judd Trump | 4–2 |
| Champion | five. | 2015 | Bulgarian Championship | Ryan Day | 4–0 |
Finals of non-rated tournaments: 6 (2 wins, 4 losses)
| Legend |
| Masters (1-0) |
| Champion of Champions (0-1) |
| Others (1-3) |
| Result | No | Year | Tournament | Final rival | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finalist | one. | 2005 | Challenge Tour - Tournament 3 | James Mcbain | 3–6 |
| Champion | one. | 2009 | Jiangsu classic | Ding Junhui | 6–0 |
| Finalist | 2 | 2010 | Championship League | Marco Fu | 2–3 |
| Finalist | 3 | 2013 | Snooker shoot-out | Martin Gould | 0-1 |
| Finalist | four. | 2015 | Champion of Champions | Neil Robertson | 5-10 |
| Champion | 2 | 2018 | Masters | kayren wilson | 10–7 |
Team Tournament Finals: 1 (0 wins, 1 loss)
| Result | No | Year | Tournament | Team / partner | Rivals in the final | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finalist | one. | 2011 | world Cup | Northern Ireland : Gerard green | China : Ding Junhui / Liang Wenbo | 2–4 |
Amateur Tournament Finals: 4 (4 wins, 0 losses)
| Result | No | Year | Tournament | Final rival | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | one. | 2004 | Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy | Kieran Makmahon | 6–1 |
| Champion | 2 | 2005 | Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy (2) | Joe Delaney | 6–5 |
| Champion | 3 | 2007 | Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy (3) | Joe Swale | 3–1 |
| Champion | four. | 2008 | Barry McNamee Memorial Trophy (3) | David Morris | 3–1 |
Amateur Tournament Finals: 6 (5 wins, 1 loss)
| Result | No | Year | Tournament | Final rival | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion | one. | 2003 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship | Colin Bingham | 10–4 |
| Finalist | one. | 2004 | U-19 European Amateur Championship | Jamie Jones | 3–6 |
| Champion | 2 | 2004 | European Amateur Championship | Alex Borg | 7–6 |
| Champion | 3 | 2004 | World Amateur Championship | Steve Mifsud | 11–6 |
| Finalist | four. | 2005 | U-19 European Amateur Championship | Chris Norbury | 6–5 |
| Champion | five. | 2005 | Northern Ireland Amateur Championship (2) | Kieran Makmahon | 10–1 |
Seriality
| Season | Centuries | CP | Frames / Centuries | FP | Higher break | Frames / 70's (70 / F * 100%) | Frames / 50's (50 / F * 100%) | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005—2006 | ten | 13 | 25.2 | 26 | 139 | D- | ||
| 2006–2007 | 13 | 14 | 21.23 | 26 | 138 | E | ||
| 2007—2008 | 17 | 13 | 19.53 | 18 | 146 | D + | ||
| 2008–2009 | 22 | five | 13,14 | eight | 132 | 5.9 (16.9%) | 3.07 (32.6%) | C- |
| 20092010 | sixteen | ten | 20.5 | 18 | 146 | 6.19 (16.2%) | 2.78 (36%) | C- |
| 2010—2011 | 26 | eleven | 17,15 | 14 | 141 | 5.58 (17.9%) | 2.88 (34.7%) | C |
| 2011—2012 | 45 | four | 10.78 | 2 | 144 | 4.25 (23.5%) | 2.38 (42%) | A |
| 2012—2013 | thirty | 9 | 14.07 | 7 | 138 | 5.41 (18.5%) | 2.54 (39.4%) | B- |
| 2013—2014 | 33 | eight | 12.58 | 6 | 139 | 4.88 (20.5%) | 2.41 (41.5%) | B |
| 2014—2015 | 25 | 9 | 16.08 | 9 | 139 | 5.43 (18.4%) | 2.93 (34.1%) | C- |
| 2015—2016 | 36 | five | 11.28 | four | 142 | 5.34 (18.7%) | 2.72 (36.8%) | B |
| 2016—2017 | 36 | ten | 10.69 | five | 147 | 4.64 (21.6%) | 2.69 (37.2%) | A- |
| 2017—2018 | 50 | 6 | 10.66 | 6 | 145 | 4.13 (24.2%) | 2.56 (39.1%) | A |
| 2018—2019 | 45 | 6 | 10.2 | 6 | 146 | 3.79 (26.4%) | 2.39 (41.8%) | U- |
| Legend ** |
| A good serial level - less than 30% of the tour shows a similar level or higher ( F / 70's = 5.51 - 7 || F / 50's = 2.91 - 3.3 ). |
| A high serial level — less than 15% of the tour shows a similar level or higher ( F / 70's = 4.71 - 5.5 || F / 50's = 2.61 - 2.9 ). |
| A very high serial level - less than 8% of the tour shows a similar level or higher ( F / 70's = 4 - 4.7 || F / 50's = 2.36 - 2.6 ). |
| An outstanding serial level - only 1-4 players per season show a similar level ( F / 70's = 3.71 - 3.99 || F / 50's = 2.21 - 2.35 ). |
Centuries - the number of hundreds of series per season.
CP is ranked by the number of hundreds of series relative to other players.
Frames / Centuries - the number of frames spent on the execution of one hundredth series.
FP - a place by the number of frames spent on the execution of one hundredth series, relative to other players.
Highest Break - the highest break.
Frames / 70's (70 / F * 100%) - the number of frames spent on performing one break in 70 or more points, as well as the percentage of frames held with such a series.
Frames / 50's (50 / F * 100%) - the number of frames spent on performing one break in 50 or more points, as well as the percentage of frames held with such a series.
Rank - the overall level of seriality based on all indicators (F - seriality below the average level, E - medium, D - good, C - high, B - very high, A - outstanding, U - super-outstanding, S - unique).
* When calculating a place, only those players who have played 100 frames or more per season are taken into account.
** All comparisons are made regarding the level of the snooker game of 2011–2019.
Notes
- ↑ http://www.worldsnooker.com/players/mark-allen/
- ↑ http://www.bbc.com/sport/snooker/22007129 - 2013.
- ↑ Prize Money - All-time, Professional . CueTracker - Snooker Database. The date of circulation is March 20, 2018. Archived October 19, 2014.
- ↑ Centuries . Pro Snooker Blog. The appeal date is November 24, 2016.
- ↑ Yekaterinburg hosted the European Snooker Championship in the category up to 19 years old (inaccessible link)
- ↑ Allen Dumbfounded O'Sullivan
- ↑ Higgins won't let Allen go to the final
- ↑ Allen wins his first title
- ↑ 146 from Allen Archived April 26, 2010.
- ↑ Fan Club Brand
- ↑ Allen plays with impaired color perception
Links
- World Snooker Profile (English)
- Profile on Top-Snooker (rus.)
- Global-Snooker Profile (English)
- Profile on CueTracker.net (English)