Mark Allen achieved the pinnacle of snooker perfection with a 147 maximum break amidst his third-round match against Ben Mertens at the British Open. This came after he had slammed the Centaur Arena's table in Cheltenham as "absolutely embarrassing", saying "the table needs to be burned".

Mark Allen made a 147 maximum break during his third-round match against Ben Mertens at the British Open – where he had said the table should be “burned”.Allen won a final-frame shootout in his opening match of the tournament against Gary Wilson before describing conditions at the Centaur Arena in Cheltenham as “absolutely embarrassing”,

Mark Allen makes a 147 maximum break at the British Open, having previously said the tables at the tournament should be "burned".

Mark Allen made a 147 maximum break during his third-round match against Ben Mertens at the British Open – where he had said the table should be “burned” – before going on to book a place in the quarter-finals.

Mark Allen made a maximum 147 break at the British Open this afternoon on the same table that he called to be "burned" less earlier this week. Allen was unhappy after winning a final-frame shootout in his opening match against Gary Wilson,

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Allen won a final-frame shootout in his opening match of the tournament against Gary Wilson before describing conditions at the Centaur Arena in Cheltenham as “absolutely embarrassing”, adding “the table needs to be burned”.

Mark Allen has made a 147 maximum break at the British Open just a day after saying the table needed to be "burned".

MARK ALLEN left fans lost for words after he hit an incredible 147 at the British Open. The Northern Irish cueman took on Belgian ace Ben Mertens in the third round of the tournament. Allen, 32,

Mark Allen made a 147 maximum break during his third-round match against Ben Mertens at the British Open – where he had said the table should be "burned".

Antrim’s Mark Allen produced a maximum break on the same table he said should be “burnt” earlier in the week during his third round match against Belgian teen Ben Mertens at the British Open.