Mark Johnston-Allen (born 28 December 1968 in Bristol) is a former professional snooker player.

Career

He 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; Johnston-Allen lost 9–7 to Tony Jones in the final. He reached the final of the same event again a year later, this time losing 9–3 to Jimmy White. He qualified for the World Championship in 1992, and lost 10–4 to Tony Knowles in the first round.

Mark Johnston-Allen

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. A month later he beat White en route to the semi-finals of the Thailand Open, where he lost to James Wattana. His world ranking peaked at #31 in the 1992/1993 season, but he had dropped out of the world's top 64 by 1997/98. He also holds the distinction of having won each of his three matches against Stephen Hendry.

Mark Johnston-Allen

He now works as a commentator for World Snooker LiveTV which is broadcast on the internet, and also as an MC at snooker events.

Mark Johnston-Allen

Career finals

Ranking finals: 2

Pro-am finals: 2

References

Living people

English snooker players

Snooker writers and broadcasters

1968 births

Sportspeople from Bristol