Mark Allen

Mark Allen (born 22 February 1986) is a Northern Irish professional snooker player, currently ranked at World No. 5. 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 200 century breaks in professional competition.

Allen has reached five ranking semi-finals: the 2007 Northern Ireland Trophy, the 2008 Grand Prix, the 2009 World Championship, the 2010 China Open and the 2010 UK Championship. In August 2010, he won his first ranking title, the inaugural International Championship in China. He then went on to reach the final of the 2011 UK Championship, losing 8-10 to Judd Trump. He won his second ranking title at the Northern Ireland Open in 2014, beating world number one Neil Robertson 10-9.

Allen's highest break is 147, which he achieved in the 2011 UK Championship. Allen is left-handed.