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20 October 2026 at 18:54•1 min read

‘I’m in a bad place’: Mark Allen says his snooker career may be over.

‘I’m in a bad place’: Mark Allen says his snooker career.

‘I’m in a bad place’: Mark Allen says his snooker career may be over.

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Former world No 1 loses 4-2 to Jordan Brown in Belfast ‘I don’t see a future with snooker in it,’ says tearful Allen Mark Allen said he was in a “bad place” and his snooker career could be over after losing to Jordan Brown in the first round of the Northern Ireland Open in Belfast. The 40-year-old was playing his first match since his world championship semi-final loss to Wu.

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