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'The only choice' – Snooker star Mark Allen opens up on bankruptcy ahead of Northern Ireland Open

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Mark Allen has declared himself bankrupt and opened up about the reasons for his current financial woes. The Northern Irish snooker star concedes he made “some wrong moves” in the past and reflected on a tumultuous period as the money went out as fast as it came in.

Ad «I just overspent in every aspect of my life,» he told BBC Sport . Snooker'It was the best feeling' — O'Sullivan on having his kids watch him win seventh world title2 HOURS AGO «Bankruptcy was the only choice.

It's easy to read that I made £3.5m on the table, but I spent it as fast it was coming in. »It was sad saying that given what I've made in the game and how well I've done.

It's embarrassing, but the priority now is to get my life in order. «I didn't put any aside for a rainy day and if I was having a bad season I was still spending as if I was having a good season.» 'My head was gone' — O'Sullivan opens up about famous walk-out against Hendry Un-Nooh overcomes Brown to qualify for Scottish Open, Vafaei advances Ding, Perry and Stevens qualify for Scottish Open The 36-year-old has also been through an arduous divorce process, explaining how the various legal fees have all added up. «You don't put enough away for tax and everything just snowballs.

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