Northern Irish snooker player Mark Allen criticized the playing conditions after his tight 4-3 victory over Gary Wilson in the first round of the British Open. Allen called the conditions embarrassing,

Irish pair Aaron Hill and Mark Allen both won deciding frames to advance through qualifying at the British Open in Cheltenham.

Mark Allen brands conditions at the British Open as "absolutely embarrassing" and says the table on which he beat Gary Wilson should be "burned."

Mark Allen peeled off two century breaks to ease into the British Open third round, one day after complaining the table he had played on should be “burned”. Allen won a final-frame shootout in his tournament opener against Gary Wilson before the Northern Irishman described conditions at the Centaur Arena in Cheltenham as “absolutely embarrassing”.

Mark Allen has labelled conditions at the British Open “absolutely embarrassing” and said the table he played on should be “burned”.

My frustrations were 100% at the conditions which frankly haven’t been anywhere near good enough this season.’ ‘A spokesperson for World Snooker Tour told the BBC: ‘Our