World number three says that conditions are ‘absolutely embarrassing’ ahead of clash with Cork’s Aaron Hill
Mark Allen, who has labelled conditions at the British Open as 'absolutely embarrassing' and said the table he played on should be 'burned'. Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PAhas hit out at “embarrassing” playing conditions at the British Open in Cheltenham, adding the table he won his first-round match on “needs to be burned”.
Allen, who is now the world No 3, led Wilson 2-0 and 3-2 before advancing in a final-frame decider. “There’s new guys doing the tables this year and they’re clearly not up to it,” Allen added. “The cushions are unplayable, uncontrollable,” he said. “It was heavy … the table needs to be burned.
“I pride myself on preparing properly for tournaments with good conditions and you turn up and you don’t get them,” Allen, who faces Cork’s Aaron Hill in the second round, concluded. “It’s not good enough.” Elsewhere, Judd Trump recorded his 999th career century during a 4-1 win over Robert Milkins. Trump’s break of 104 in the opening frame leaves him one ton away from joining Ronnie O’Sullivan and John Higgins as the only players to have reached the milestone.
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