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Mark Allen Considers Retirement After Northern Ireland Open Exit

The snooker player suggests his career could be over after losing to Jordan Brown in the first round of the tournament.

2 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 20 Oct 2026 · updated 2h ago

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2 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 20 Oct 2026. BBC Sport published first, on 20 October at 15:11 UTC; SkySports followed 2h 48m later. The most recent article, from SkySports, appeared on 20 October at 17:59 UTC.

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  1. Snooker star Allen suggests career could be over after being in 'bad place' SkySports
  2. Allen considers retirement after NI Open exit BBC Sport
  3. Allen exits NI Open with Brown loss on return BBC Sport

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  • Mark Allen
  • Jordan Brown
  • Northern Ireland Open
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