Embarrassing’ British Open snooker table should be ‘burned’, says Mark Allen - The Northern Irishman fumed at the conditions in Cheltenham after beating Gary Wilson in the first round

The World Snooker Tour have responded to Mark Allen after his scathing criticism of conditions at the British Open, with the world number three branding them "embarrassing"

Stephen Hendry has slammed Mark Williams for a ‘horrific’ performance after the Welshman was dumped out of the British Open in the first round. The defending champion was surprisingly beaten 4-1 by world No. 81 Rory Thoras.

Mark Allen was far from impressed with conditions at the British Open in Cheltenham - despite the world No.3 beating Gary Wilson in his opening match.

However, the 38-year-old snooker star was far from impressed by what he found at the Centaur Arena at Cheltenham Racecourse, insisting the table should be burned in an extraordinary interview.

Mark Allen has labelled conditions at the British Open “absolutely embarrassing” and said the table he played on should be “burned”. The world number three got off to a winning start in the opening round at Cheltenham after securing a 4-3 victory over Gary Wilson.