Mark Allen

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mark Allen
Occupation	Snooker Player
Date Of Birth	Feb 22, 1986(1986-02-22)
Age	38
Birthplace	Antrim
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Antrim
Horoscope	Pisces

Mark Allen Biography

Mark Allen is one of the most popular and richest Celebrity who was born on February 22, 1986 in Antrim, Antrim, United Kingdom. Mark Allen (born 22 February 1986) is a Northern Irish professional snooker player. He won the World Amateur Championship in 2004. The following year he entered the Main Tour and took only three seasons to reach the elite top 16. As a prolific break-builder, Allen has compiled more than 425 century breaks in professional competition.

By chance, an invitational Northern Ireland Trophy was staged shortly after Allen turned professional. As a local player, he was invited and made an immediate impact, defeating Steve Davis and John Higgins to reach the quarter- finals, before losing to Stephen Hendry. In his first year on the tour, he reached the last 32 of the 2005 UK Championship and the 2006 Welsh Open, losing 2–5 to the then World Champion Shaun Murphy after leading 2–0. He also got to the final qualifying round of the 2006 World Championship, losing 7–10 to Andy Hicks, after leading 7–4.

In the 2007 Grand Prix, in a match with Ken Doherty, he was involved in an incident that led to his opponent branding him ‘a disgrace’. Unhappy that the black would not go back on its spot after potting it, Allen struck the side cushion with his fist. The referee told him that he would be warned if he did that again. Allen was not warned, and ended up winning the match. Doherty said, “He was a disgrace. For such a relative newcomer to the pro game, he’s got a serious attitude problem”. Mark later commented: “It was entirely my own fault and if there are going to be any repercussions then so be it.” Allen did not reach the knockout stage of the tournament.

In March 2007 he qualified for the World Championship for the first time, winning 3 matches culminating in a 10–4 win over Robert Milkins. In April 2007 he beat former world champion Ken Doherty 10–7 in the first round held at the Crucible Theatre in Sheffield, but lost to Matthew Stevens 9–13 in the second round. This was his first run to the last 16 of a tournament and helped him into the top 32 of the rankings (at no. 29).

In 2005, Allen began a relationship with women’s world snooker champion Reanne Evans. They had a daughter, Lauren, born in 2006, but ended their relationship in 2008. Following his breakup with Evans, Allen fell into a deep depression and had periods where he did not leave his home. He has spoken openly about his vulnerability to depression and loneliness at this time, partly due to the amount of travelling required of a top professional snooker player. He sought support from a psychotherapist to help him deal with these issues.

Mark Allen Net Worth

Mark Allen is one of the richest Snooker Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mark Allen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

At a young age Allen considered a career in football, having trials with Sheffield Wednesday and Nottingham Forest before concentrating on snooker. Playing out of the Fountain Club in Antrim, he was Northern Ireland U14 champion in 2000, the U16 champion in 2001, before winning the Irish U16, U18 and U19 titles in one weekend in 2002, becoming the first player to win all three tournaments. By the age of 16 he had recorded his first maximum break and was a winner of the Golden Waistcoat, a tournament for the best U19 players from around the world.

He began his professional career by playing Challenge Tour in 2003, at the time the second-level professional tour. Before entering Main Tour for the 2005–06 season, Allen won the European Championship and the IBSF World Championship, plus Northern Ireland Championship at under-14, under-16, and under-19 levels. His early career was aided by National Lottery funding.

In the 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy he gave his home supporters plenty to shout about, by beating Graeme Dott 5–3 and Ryan Day 5–3 to reach his first ever quarter-final. In it he defeated Gerard Greene 5–3 to reach the semi- final, where he lost 3–6 to Fergal O’Brien. In the following UK Championship he defeated Stephen Hendry in the last 32. He opened his last-16 match against Mark Williams with two centuries in the first three frames, building a 5–1 lead, but Williams fought back and he lost 5–9. He then reached the quarter- finals in the 2008 China Open before losing to Shaun Murphy. At the 2008 World Championship he led Stephen Hendry 6–3, 7–4 and 9–7 before losing 9–10. However, first-round defeats for all his rivals for a top 16 place ensured that he finished the season at number 16 in the rankings.

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Who is Mark Allen Dating?

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Allen made it to his first ranking event final at the 2011 UK Championship by beating Adrian Gunnell, Ali Carter, Marco Fu and Ricky Walden. It was his first success in a ranking event semi-final, after having lost in all five prior attempts. In the final he played Judd Trump with whom he held a 2–1 advantage in the previous meetings between the pair. Allen opened up a 3–1 lead early in the best of 19 frames match, but subsequently lost the next seven frames to trail 3–8. However, such a deficit brought out the best in Allen as he won five of the next six frames, which included three centuries. The comeback was not quite completed though, as Trump secured the frame he required to take an 8–10 victory. Allen said after the final, “I knew it was going to be hard the way he was playing, he scores so heavy and so quickly and I didn’t feel I was playing too bad but Judd played so well and it was hard to compete.” Allen made five centuries during the tournament, the most of anyone in the event.

Facts & Trivia

Mark Ranked on the list of most popular Celebrity. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Mark Allen celebrates birthday on February 22 of every year.

Following his defeat at the 2012 World Snooker Championship to Chinese qualifier Cao Yupeng, he openly accused his opponent of cheating and unsporting behaviour for not owning up to what he perceived to be a foul. Allen attributed the deception to his perceived cultural differences between British and Chinese players, purportedly with incidents involving Chinese professional Liang Wenbo and Hong Kong’s Marco Fu. Barry Hearn confirmed that Allen would once again face a disciplinary process and said that the player’s actions had left him “speechless”. Allen was fined a total of £11,000 and warned he would be suspended from the tour for 3 months if he breached the rules again in the following six months. He was also required to undergo media training.

What happened to Mark Allen?

Mark Allen surprised fans by revealing that he had been “thrown out” of the World Snooker Championship venue before he had played his opening match of the competition. The Belfast potter is scheduled to play his first round tie against Scott Donaldson on Easter Monday.

Who is Mark Allen?

Mark Allen (born January 12, 1958 in Glendale, California) is an American Triathlete who won the sport’s inaugural ITU World Championships in 1989 in Avignon, France. However, longer distances were his speciality, becoming only the second six-time Ironman Triathon World Champion.

Why did Mark Allen split up?

Mark Allen and Reanne Evans are former romantic partners who share a 14-year- old daughter. They are reported to have split acrimoniously in 2008, with a dispute over child maintenance leaving relations strained.

Who is Mark Allen out of Vera?

Who was Mark Allen on Vera? For the past eight years, Mark was a painter on the show, working tirelessly in the art department to ensure the scenes were filled with colour. Born in Durham, where some scenes of the show are shot, the veteran crew member had a dab hand for fixing things around the local area.

Is Mark Allan married?

Kyla McGuigan