{"id":103074,"date":"2023-12-12T17:12:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:12:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crossfitsugarland.com\/?p=103074"},"modified":"2023-12-12T17:12:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-12T17:12:03","slug":"snooker-star-mark-allen-blasts-embarrassing-commentary-after-winning-title","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crossfitsugarland.com\/basketball\/snooker-star-mark-allen-blasts-embarrassing-commentary-after-winning-title\/","title":{"rendered":"Snooker star Mark Allen blasts ’embarrassing commentary’ after winning title"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mark Allen launched a scathing attack on the ’embarrassing’ commentary at the Snooker Shoot Out just hours after beating Cao Yupeng in the final. Allen become the first player inside the world’s top 16 to win the title when he overcame his Chinese opponent in Swansea over the weekend.<\/p>\n

The format of the Shoot Out is a twist on snooker’s usual rules, with games being played over a single frame with a maximum length of 10 minutes and players facing a shot clock. Allen managed to win the tournament for the first time on Sunday but was left unimpressed by commentator Neil Foulds, who suggested that he was fortunate that his opponent kept leaving him chances.<\/p>\n

Allen took to X, formerly Twitter, to clarify his thoughts just hours after lifting the trophy. He wrote: “Thought Neal Foulds commentary was embarrassing. There\u2019s a big difference between being handed chances and creating them. By the way, I actually like @fouldsy147 but I thought he was wrong in comms last night.”<\/p>\n

Allen became only the 12th player to win 10 ranking titles with his victory over Cao, which also landed him \u00a350,000 in prize money. It also secured him a place at the upcoming World Grand Prix and boosted his chances of featuring at the Players Championship in February.<\/p>\n

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