- ‘Drinks and a burger’ fuel Mark Allen’s Crucible comeback win over Zhang The Guardian —
- Allen hits the drink before coming back to beat Zhang RTE —
- Mark Allen produces stunning Crucible fightback after ‘a few drinks and a burger’ Belfast Telegraph —
- Impressive Allen recovers to beat Zhang at Crucible BBC News —
- Rory McIlroy shows true colours with gesture to World Snooker Championship star Mirror —
- Zhao Xintong kicks off World Snooker Championship defence by edging past Liam Highfield Irish Independent —
Mark Allen
Northern Irish snooker player
Mark Allen is a Northern Irish professional snooker player from Antrim. As an amateur player, he won the European Championship and World Amateur Championship in 2004. He turned professional in 2005 and entered the top 16 in the snooker world rankings after only three seasons on the tour. He won 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 12 ranking titles. He has won two Triple Crown titles, having defeated Kyren Wilson 10–7 to win the 2018 Masters and Ding Junhui by the same score to win the 2022 UK Championship. He has twice reached the semi-finals of the World Snooker Championship, in 2009 and 2023.
Mark Allen's Crucible Comeback