Back مارك ألين (لاعب سنوكر) Arabic مارك الين (لاعب سنوكر) ARZ Марк Ален Byelorussian Марк Алън Bulgarian Mark Allen Czech Mark Allen (Snookerspieler) German Mark Allen (jugador de snooker) Spanish مارک آلن (بازیکن اسنوکر) Persian Mark Allen Finnish Mark Allen (snooker) French
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| Born | 22 February 1986 Antrim, Northern Ireland |
|---|---|
| Sport country |  Northern Ireland |
| Nickname | The Pistol[1] |
| Professional | 2005–present |
| Highest ranking | 1 (May 2024) |
| Current ranking | 1 (as of 4 July 2024) |
| Maximum breaks | 3 |
| Century breaks | 618 (as of 3 July 2024) |
| Tournament wins | |
| Ranking | 11 |
| Minor-ranking | 5 |
Mark Allen (born 22 February 1986) is a Northern Irish professional snooker player from Antrim. At the conclusion of the 2024 World Snooker Championship, he became world number one.[2] He won the World Amateur Championship in 2004,[3] turned professional the following year and took only three seasons to reach the top 16. In his fourth professional season, he reached the semi-finals of the 2009 World Championship.
Allen reached his first ranking final at the 2011 UK Championship, where he lost to Judd Trump. He won his first ranking title the following year at the 2012 World Open. He captured his first Triple Crown title when he defeated Kyren Wilson to win the 2018 Masters, and his second when he defeated Ding Junhui to win the 2022 UK Championship. He has won a career total of eleven ranking titles.[4] The 2022–23 season was the best of Allen's career to date, as he reached four ranking finals, won three ranking titles—at the 2022 Northern Ireland Open, the 2022 UK Championship and the 2023 World Grand Prix—and reached a career high of number three in the world rankings.[5] He reached the second world semi-final of his career at the 2023 World Snooker Championship.[6]
A prolific break-builder, Allen has compiled more than 600 century breaks in professional competition. He has also made three maximum breaks, achieving his first in the 2016 UK Championship,[7] the second in the 2021 Northern Ireland Open qualifying round[8] and the third during the 2024 Masters.[9]
- ^ "Mark Allen". World Snooker Tour. Archived from the original on 29 April 2024. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ Lewis Bennett, 'World No. 1 Mark Allen: I have achieved one of my lifetime goals'. Belfast Telegraph, 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2024
- ^ "Allen pockets world title". BBC Sport. 4 December 2004. Archived from the original on 10 October 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2009.
- ^ Bisset, Roddy (22 January 2023). "Allen Edges Trump In Epic". World Snooker. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Mark Allen turns the air blue after winning World Grand Prix in dramatic final frame decider". belfasttelegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Selby beats Allen to reach sixth Worlds final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
- ^ "Mark Allen overcomes nerves to make first 147 break at UK Championships". The Guardian. Press Association. 27 November 2016. Archived from the original on 14 April 2017. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Open: Allen hits maximum 147 in Belfast win". BBC Sport. 10 October 2021. Archived from the original on 28 October 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Pistol fires in 147". World Snooker Tour. 12 January 2024. Archived from the original on 12 January 2024. Retrieved 12 January 2024.