The brilliant sportsman Mark Allen is a professional snooker player, who is a prolific break-builder, and has been ranked as high as third in the world. Up to 2023 he has secured 12 ranking and non-ranking victories, which includes the Masters in 2017/18, and the Northern Ireland Open in 2021/22 and in 2022/23.
Born and raised in Northern Ireland, Allen was initially interested in beicoming a professional footballer, and had trials with Sheffield...