"The door swung open and there he was in his top hat, saying 'I'm playin'," he recalls, relishing the story. "And snooker is one of the most psychological games you can play, and I was in a very dark place. I am emotional like him, but in private, not as openly. 68-40; 71-58; 87(67)-42; 73(72)-20 70-52; 73(53)-48; 0-75; 93(93)-0; 17-69(69); 69(69)-1; 109(55)-22; 75-8 Mark Allen | Snooker | ESP Player Feature.
He's in no rush to halt the interview, though, and I'm left thinking that he doesn't really deserve all those official censures.
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1-0, 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, 4-2 "I'd say I'm like him most in my playing style, but hopefully not as unpredictable and inconsistent.
"I don't see my little girl ... it's complicated; not good," he remarks, with a bit of sigh.We're sitting in the corner of the hall under the famous shot of Alex Higgins holding his baby daughter after he won the 1982 World Snooker Championship.Currently ranked No 11 in the world, the Antrim man known as "The Bullet" agrees that his playing style is comparable to the Hurricane's - and admits he's an emotional person, a trait that has got him into trouble with the snooker authorities more than once.The most outspoken player on the circuit, he was ordered to undergo media training after accusing Chinese player Cao Yupeng of cheating and unsporting behaviour in not owning up to a foul, after losing to him at the 2012 World Snooker Championship.Although he attributed the deception to the "perceived cultural differences" between Chinese and British, he was fined a hefty £11,000 by Barry Hearn, chairman of the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association (WPBSA), who claimed Allen's comments had left him "speechless".I was more concerned about the media training leaving the player colourless.
The following year he entered the Main Tour and took only three seasons to reach the elite top 16.A brilliant break-builder, Mark has compiled more than 200 century breaks in professional competition.At a Press conference after his first round win in the 2011 UK Championship, Allen called for WPBSA chairman Barry Hearn to resign, accusing him of reneging on his promise not to alter the structure of any of the major snooker tournaments in the calendar when he was appointed chairman in June 2010.Allen added that the crowd atmosphere within snooker was turning into that of one usually associated with darts and that the tradition of snooker was "going to pot".He then swore when talking about Hearn at a Press conference. Snooker star Mark Allen on depression battle and how wife Kyla turned his life around I bumped into him in the car-park, at two minutes past the appointed hour and he boomed "How dare you be late! Barry Hearne has got the prize money up through sponsorship and that's great if you win, but it's very dear for everyone else.I was able to fly business class before free; now my expenses have tripled.
"Eventually, Mark sought professional support from a Holywood-based psychotherapist.
"Yeah, my problem was the way I said things - because of the way I made a point, the meaning got overlooked.
69(57)-2; 23-88; 49-60(50); 84(60)-30; 27-64; 68-46; 78(64)-7; 129(129)-0; 65(56)-28 "I'm a big movies person. ""Actually, it feels a bit weird being married," he adds.
I didn't want to take tablets and be reliant on them, but I could go there and vent, and get it all off my chest. Rural Tyrone residents in uproar over motocross track disruption I might go for dinner, but I don't choose to socialise and I watch a lot of DVDs, so it was great to spot all the locations from The Hangover and Oceans 11, and see where Brad Pitt and George Clooney stood and to go to Caesar's Palace. 50-71; 81(81)-0; 63-48; 81-17; 65(52)-24; 99(56)-16; 119(59)-6
Mark Allen bowed out of the Milton Keynes event despite not having lost a match. "And I stalked him here for a while, didn't I?" 17-70; 76-45; 60-10; 105(105)-0; 12-130(130); 81(62)-16 "Robbie's got into snooker with me and he's getting into the under-16s," he says, cherubic face lighting up. 72-65; 12-123(110); 72-34; 3-129(117); 0-116(116); 78(60)-27; 100(100)-0; 28-64(57); 4-129(100); 57-72; 67-37; 0-132(131); 84(76)-31; 74(74)-8; 6-100(100); 75-1; 68(62)-0
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