Mark Allen slammed the snooker supervisor for favoritism, and he revealed conversations with officials
On April 26, 2024, according to sports editor John Cairns, Mark Allen expressed his opinion on the obvious bias on the World Snooker Tour, and he tried to become a world champion for the first time in Crucible.
Mark Allen lashed out at the snooker directors, saying that they favored some players (alluding to O'Sullivan) and lacked recognition for others (sympathizing with the low-ranked player Wafai).
The 38-year-old Allen competes in the World Snooker Championship as the world No. 1 and is one of the favourites to win the World Championship for the first time. He won three titles this season and the Players in February. On Wednesday, the Northern Ireland star started his bid with a 10-6 win over Robbie Williams.
However, after the game, Allen was frustrated, and he unabashedly slammed the WST for reporting on certain players. Allen revealed that he spoke to some people on the tour and in the media circle, and the response he received made him angry.
Asked if winning the World Championships would change the way he and others think of him, Allen told Sports City: "Well, I would think so. ”
He added: "I'd rather play at a tournament that has live TV. That's what we're playing for. That's why we try to win games and improve our rankings, but that doesn't seem to say anything. ”
Although Guncannon admitted he didn't play well for part of the game, he still beat Robbie Williams to easily reach the second round and will face Higgins. "I always felt like I had some time to improve in the first stage, I always felt like I was in control of the game," he said. ”
'It was a very intense game today and I didn't feel like I was in control of the situation, but I'm happy with my performance. There's a lot of room for improvement after that. At 9-4, I felt like I had done my job, but I was really feeling a little bit tired. ”
"Then, every time my opponent hit a couple of high scores in a row to make it 9-6, I would get back into the groove and I played really well in the last game, so it was a good clearance. ”
Eight seeded players have already been eliminated, with Brecel, Mark Selby and Carter eliminated in the first round. Still, Allen doesn't feel any extra pressure to win his first World Title. He added: "There isn't much dissatisfaction these days because everybody's playing at a very high level. ”
"None of this stresses me – the only pressure I have is from myself, and it always has been. I don't care what other people think. I want to be a world champion, I want to be number one in the world. But I can't remember it when I'm off the field. ”
"I just have to think about the shots up front and that's what I've been doing really well lately. I just have to keep doing it and the rest will take its course. (Welcome to click to pay attention to Runwu AB, please indicate the source for reprinting, thank you)