Mark Allen was struck by nerves during his surprise defeat to Oli Lines at the Northern Ireland Open on Wednesday, feeling far edgier than he expected to. The man from Antrim has won his home event twice but fell early this year,

Mark Allen has blamed his shock Northern Ireland Open exit on nerves. The two-time champion was dumped out of his home tournament on Wednesday when he was beaten 4-3 by Oli Lines on a dramatic day at Belfast's famous Waterfront Hall.

Four-time world champion John Higgins was another big-name casualty in Belfast as he was dumped out 4-2 by Barry Hawkins, who faces defending champion Judd Trump on Thursday.

Antrim’s Mark Allen is out of his home professional event after being ousted 4-3 by Oliver Lines in the last 32 of the 2024 Northern Ireland Open on Wednesday afternoon.

MARK Allen’s hopes of a third title at this home event – the BetVictor Northern Ireland Open – have ended. Antrim’s world number three lost 4-3 to England’s Oliver Lines in the last 32 at the Waterfront in Belfast on Wednesday afternoon.

Mark Allen is out of the Northern Ireland Open after losing a seven-frame thriller to Oliver Lines. The Antrim cue star suffered a shock defeat in Wednesday's last-32 clash at the Waterfront Hall. Allen - a two-time winner of the NI Open - had been hoping to go all the way this year after crashing out at the last-64 stage last year.

World number three Mark Allen was knocked out of the Northern Ireland Open after a 4-3 defeat by underdog Oliver Lines, ranked 83, during a tense second-round clash in

Antrim man Mark Allen made light work of China’s Liu Hongyu to march into the last 32 of the Northern Ireland Open.

Northern Ireland’s top potter was a doubt for this week’s ranking event, but he needed just under an hour to blow away China’s Liu Hongyu

Mark Allen suffers a shock second-round 4-3 defeat by Oliver Lines at the Northern Ireland Open at the Waterfront Hall.