Mark Allen suggests his career could be over after Northern Ireland Open exit
3 sources·Updated October 21, 2026
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- Guardian Sport·14h agoMark Allen reveals he made snooker return after 10-week stay in mental health clinic
Former world No 1 vows to show ‘fighting qualities’ ‘I see the light now that I couldn’t see before’ Mark Allen has revealed he spent 10 weeks in a mental health clinic before discharging himself to play in this week’s Northern Ireland Open. In a long statement posted on X, the…
Read at Guardian Sport → - Irish Times Sport·20h ago‘I’m in a bad place’: Mark Allen says career could be over after Northern Ireland Open exit
Snooker player says he does not see a future with snooker in it in first match since World Championship exit
Read at Irish Times Sport → - Irish Examiner Sport·1d agoMark Allen suggests his career could be over after Northern Ireland Open exit
After his 4-2 defeat to Jordan Brown, a close friend and compatriot who is also from Antrim, Allen indicated he is set to take another long and potentially permanent break from the sport.
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