‘I’m in a bad place’: Mark Allen says his snooker career may be over after defeat

Former world No 1 loses 4-2 to Jordan Brown in Belfast‘I don’t see a future with snooker in it,’ says tearful AllenMark Allen said he was in a “bad place” and his snooker career could be over after losing to Jordan Brown in the first round of the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast.The 40-year-old was playing his first match since his world championship semi-final loss to Wu Yize in April. Allen missed a match-ball black off the spot at 16-15 in front and went on to lose the deciding frame to Wu, who went on to win the title. Continue reading…

Mark Allen has said he ‘doesn’t see a future with snooker in it’ in an emotional interview after losing his first match since April’s Crucible semi-final defeat Former world No 1 loses 4-2 to Jordan Brown in Belfast ‘I don’t see a future with snooker in it,’ says tearful Allen Mark Allen said he was in a “bad place” and his snooker career could be over after losing to Jordan Brown in the first round of the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast.

The 40-year-old was playing his first match since his world championship semi-final loss to Wu Yize in April. Allen missed a match-ball black off the spot at 16-15 in front and went on to lose the deciding frame to Wu, who went on to win the title. Allen has since stayed away from the tour due to personal issues that he has kept private – although they are understood not to relate directly to his