Mark Selby Mark Allen Robbie Williams Judd Trump Britain Manchester county Wilson Thailand Milton Football Sporting golf Mark Selby Mark Allen Robbie Williams Judd Trump Britain Manchester county Wilson Thailand Milton

Ryan Day ’embarrassed’ and Mark Allen ‘flawless’ ahead of unlikely British Open final

metro.co.uk

Ryan Day joked that he would be happy to concede the British Open final to Mark Allen before it starts after their respective semi-final performances.Day and Allen meet in the showpiece in Milton Keynes on Sunday in an unlikely final which will see the winner walk away with £100,000.The FA Cup-style random draw, along with some below par performances from big names, has helped put together a final that was very difficult to predict, but the form of the two men suggests Sunday’s match will be easier to forecast.The Pistol has been superb this week, beating Li Hang, Gary Wilson, Judd Trump, Mark Selby and Noppon Saengkham to make it to the final.He has been excellent throughout, but was especially brilliant against Noppon on Saturday, brushing aside the Thai 6-1, with breaks of 69, 76, 133, 69, 56 and 64 along the way.In contrast, Day struggled to a 6-5 win over Robbie Williams on Saturday night, a long way from his bests and the Welshman is well aware who is playing better going into the final.‘To be honest if I could concede the match now I would,’ Day said on ITV4. ‘I’d go home, play golf in the morning and watch the Manchester derby with a couple of beers.’Ronnie O'Sullivan can fund his women's prize money idea himself, says Judd TrumpRonnie O'Sullivan rules out 'anyone alive' matching one of his snooker recordsShaun Murphy wants change to 'absolutely ridiculous' World Snooker Championship formatDay has won three ranking titles over his career, but ranked at 27 in the world, big semi-finals do not come around very often and the pressure told on Saturday.‘It’s a shame that neither myself nor Robbie played well,’ he said. ‘You kind of get a bit embarrassed by the way you’re playing, everything gets on top of you.‘All you

Related News
Mark Allen kept his hopes of defending the Northern Ireland Open title alive, but only just as he fell over the line in beating Andy Lee 4-3. Allen arrived in the last 32 as arguably the form player following impressive wins over Chang Bingyu and Chen Zifan, but he was way below that level against Lee.
Mark Allen has been backed to win the World Snooker Championship one day by Eurosport’s David Hendon. Allen put on a classy performance to beat Chang Bingyu 4-1 in his first defence of the Northern Ireland Open on Sunday night, picking up where he left off after reaching the final of the British Open earlier this month. Ad Having lost five stone in four months, Allen – who is a former Crucible semi-finalist — is looking fresh for the new season, and Hendon believes this could be a turning point in his career.
Mark Allen admitted he had to overcome some nerves during his 4-1 victory over Chang Bingyu, as the home favourite made a solid start to his Northern Ireland Open defence. The Antrim man made a couple of errors as he lost the opening frame — something he puts down to nerves. But he quickly gathered his composure at the Waterfront, Belfast, to win the next four and seal his place in the second round.
Ronnie O'Sullivan will touch down at the invitational Hong Kong Masters this week as the world No. 1 despite suffering a shock exit in the opening round of last week's British Open. The world champion retained top spot in the rankings after Judd Trump lost 4-3 to Mark Allen in the last 16.
Ryan Day secured the final four frames to defeat Mark Allen 10-7 after what was an incredibly tense affair to win the 2022 British Open. Coming into this showpiece encounter, Allen was the pre-match favourite, having easily turned over Noppon Saengkham in the semi-finals. Ad Day, on the other hand, defeated Robbie Williams in the semis by the skin of his teeth, calling his performance «embarrassing.» He came into this final as a former top 10 with something to prove.
Mark Allen came up just short against Ryan Day in the final of the British Open, losing by 10 frames to 7 in Milton Keynes tonight.

Latest News

Change privacy settings
This page might use cookies if your analytics vendor requires them.