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After winning his tenth ranking tournament, Mark Allen of ANTRIM became just the 12th player to reach double digits.
The Pistol drew even with snooker great Jimmy White after winning the BetVictor Shoot Out in Swansea, and his success could secure him a berth in the World Grand Prix in January.
In a lopsided final, he easily defeated China’s Cao Yupeng and took home an additional £50,000.
The fourth-ranked player in the world was the most competitive, but he is now the first player in the top 16 to win the competition.
Players in Snooker Shoot Out compete against a shot clock in a single-frame game that has a maximum duration of ten minutes. Stated differently, this approach is ideal for the man from the area who