Mark Johnston-Allen

English snooker player From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mark Johnston-Allen (born 28 December 1968[1]) is an English former professional snooker player.

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Mark Johnston-Allen
Born (1968-12-28) 28 December 1968 (age 56)
Sport countryEngland
Professional1988–1997, 1998–2001[1]
Highest ranking31 (1992–1994)
Best ranking finishRunner-up (x2)
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Early life

From Bristol, the son of David and older brother of Craig who was also a junior snooker player.[2]

Career

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He won three consecutive Avon County Championships and won the English junior and senior champion prior to turning professional ahead of the 1988-1989 snooker season.[2] He reached the last-16 at the 1989 British Open, recording credible wins over Terry Griffiths and Eugene Hughes, before his run was ended by former world champion Joe Johnson.[3] After his first season as a professional he had risen to number 52 in the world rankings.[4] Over the next couple of seasons his ranking moved down to number 59 and then back to number 52 in the world.[3]

Johnston-Allen reached the final of the 1991 European Open while ranked #59 in the world, a run which included a 5–0 win over Stephen Hendry, but lost 7–9 to Tony Jones in the final.[5][1] He reached the final of the same event again a year later, this time losing 9–3 to Jimmy White.[1] He qualified for the main stage of the World Championship in 1992, but lost 4–10 to Tony Knowles in the first round.[1]

At the International Open in 1995, he knocked out Hendry, Mark Williams and Ronnie O'Sullivan before losing 5–0 to White in the quarter-finals.[1] He defeated White en route to the semi-finals of the 1995 Thailand Open, where he lost to James Wattana.[1] His world ranking peaked at number 31,[1] in the 1992/1993 season,[1][6] During his career, he won each of his three matches against Stephen Hendry.[7][1]

Performance and rankings timeline

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Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] 52 59 52 31 31 44 49 44 [nb 3] [nb 2] 139
Ranking tournaments
British Open 3R 1R LQ 3R 1R 1R 1R 3R LQ A LQ A
Grand Prix 1R 1R 1R LQ 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ A 1R A
UK Championship LQ 1R LQ 1R 1R 1R LQ 1R LQ A LQ A
China Open[nb 4] Tournament Not Held NR LQ A
Welsh Open Tournament Not Held LQ 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A LQ A
Thailand Masters[nb 5] NH 1R LQ 1R 2R LQ SF LQ LQ A LQ A
Scottish Open[nb 6] 1R 2R Not Held 1R 1R QF LQ 1R A LQ A
World Championship LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters A A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ A LQ A
Former ranking tournaments
Canadian Masters LQ Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Open[nb 7] NH LQ Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Tournament Not Held
Classic LQ 1R LQ 1R Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open[nb 8] Tournament Not Held LQ MR NR Tournament Not Held
Asian Classic[nb 9] NR LQ 1R WD 1R LQ LQ 2R LQ Tournament Not Held
German Open[nb 10] Tournament Not Held LQ LQ A NR NH
Irish Open[nb 11] 2R 1R F F QF LQ LQ LQ LQ NH LQ NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
English Professional Championship LQ Tournament Not Held
Shoot Out Not Held 2R Tournament Not Held
World Masters Not Held 1R Tournament Not Held
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More information Performance Table Legend ...
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)
QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi–finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
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NH / Not Heldevent was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventevent is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventevent is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro–am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro–am event.
  1. It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
  3. He was an amateur
  4. The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  5. The event was called the Asian Open (1989/1990–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
  6. The event was called the International Open (1988/1989–1989/1990 and 1992/1993–1996/1997)
  7. The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995–1995/1996 and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)
  8. The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
  9. The event was called the Dubai Classic (1989/1990-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  10. The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
  11. The event was called the European Open (1988/1989–1996/1997)

Career finals

Ranking finals: 2

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Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1991 European Open England Tony Jones 7–9
Runner-up 1992 European Open (2) England Jimmy White 3–9
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Pro-am finals: 2

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Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1985 Pontins Autumn Open England Gary Bray 5–7
Runner-up 1987 Pontins Autumn Open (2) England Nick Terry 4–5
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Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)

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Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Winner 1987 British Under-19 Championship Scotland Drew Henry 3–2[8]
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