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Mark Johnston-Allen

Mark Johnston-Allen

English snooker player

Not to be confused with Mark Allen (snooker player).

Mark Johnston-Allen (born 28 December 1968[1]) is a former professional snooker player.

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Career

Johnston-Allen reached the final of the 1991 European Open while ranked #59 in the world, a run which included a 5–0 win over Stephen Hendry, but lost 7–9 to Tony Jones in the final.[2] [1] He reached the final of the same event again a year later, this time losing 9–3 to Jimmy White.[1] He qualified for the main stage of the World Championship in 1992, but lost 4–10 to Tony Knowles in the first round.[1]

At the International Open in 1995, he knocked out Hendry, Mark Williams and Ronnie O'Sullivan before losing 5–0 to White in the quarter-finals.[1] He defeated White en route to the semi-finals of the 1995 Thailand Open, where he lost to James Wattana.[1] His world ranking peaked at number 31,[1] in the 1992/1993 season,[1][3] During his career, he won each of his three matches against Stephen Hendry.[4][1]

Performance and rankings timeline

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NH / Not Heldevent was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventevent is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventevent is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro–am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro–am event.
  1. [N 1]
    It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. [N 2]
    New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
  3. [N 3]
    He was an amateur
  4. [N 4]
    The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  5. [N 5]
    The event was called the Asian Open (1989/1990–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
  6. [N 6]
    The event was called the International Open (1988/1989–1989/1990 and 1992/1993–1996/1997)
  7. [N 7]
    The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995–1995/1996 and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)
  8. [N 8]
    The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
  9. [N 9]
    The event was called the Dubai Classic (1989/1990-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  10. [N 10]
    The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
  11. [N 11]
    The event was called the European Open (1988/1989–1996/1997)

Career finals

Ranking finals: 2

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Pro-am finals: 2

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References

  1. [1]
    Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 575–577. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
  2. [2]
    Everton, Clive (12 March 1991). "Hendry suffers 5–0 whitewash". The Guardian. p. 10.
  3. [3]
    Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
  4. [4]
    "1995 Sweater Shop International Open". WWW Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2011.


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