Antrim man Allen was furious with the conditions in Cheltenham but went on to hit a maximum break later in the tournament. He was knocked out by eventual winner Mark Selby at the semi-final stage

Antrim ace Mark Allen slammed the conditions and demanded the table be “burned” before ironically making a 147 on the same table.

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Embarrassing’ British Open snooker table should be ‘burned’, says Mark Allen - The Northern Irishman fumed at the conditions in Cheltenham after beating Gary Wilson in the first round

My frustrations were 100% at the conditions which frankly haven’t been anywhere near good enough this season.’ ‘A spokesperson for World Snooker Tour told the BBC: ‘Our

Former snooker world champion Shaun Murphy has described criticism from fellow players of the table-fitters at the British Open as “rude and amateurish” in the wake of Mark Allen’s scathing attack on playing conditions at the tournament.