Mark Johnston-Allen
{{short description|English snooker player}}
{{distinguish|Mark Allen (snooker player)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2018}}
{{Use British English|date=December 2018}}
{{Infobox snooker player
| name = Mark Johnston-Allen
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1968|12|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place =
| Sport country = England
| Professional = 1988–1997, 1998–2001
| High ranking = 31 (1992–1994)
| Best finish = Runner-up (x2)
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Mark Johnston-Allen (born 28 December 1968) is an English former professional snooker player.
Early life
From Bristol, the son of David and older brother of Craig who was also a junior snooker player.{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Terry|author-link= |date=1988 |title=Benson and Hedges Snooker Year |url= |location= |publisher= Pelham Books |page= 28 |isbn=0-7207-1830-9}}
Career
He won three consecutive Avon County Championships and won the English junior and senior champion prior to turning professional ahead of the 1988-1989 snooker season. He reached the last-16 at the 1989 British Open, recording credible wins over Terry Griffiths and Eugene Hughes, before his run was ended by former world champion Joe Johnson. After his first season as a professional he had risen to number 52 in the world rankings.{{cite book |last=Smith |first=Terry|author-link= |date=1989 |title=Benson and Hedges Snooker Year |url= |location= |publisher= Pelham Books |page= 28 |isbn=0-7207-1944-5}} Over the next couple of seasons his ranking moved down to number 59 and then back to number 52 in the world.{{cite book |last=Janice |first=Hale|author-link= |date=1991 |title=Rothmans Snooker Yearbook 1991-92|url= |location= |publisher= Queen Anne Press |page= 143|isbn= 0-356-19747-6}}
Johnston-Allen reached the final of the 1991 European Open while ranked #59 in the world, a run which included a 5–0 win over Stephen Hendry, but lost 7–9 to Tony Jones in the final.{{cite news |last=Everton |first=Clive |date=12 March 1991 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-guardian-hendry-suffers-5-0-whitewas/134831684/ |title=Hendry suffers 5–0 whitewash |work=The Guardian |page=10}}{{cite book |last1=Hayton |first1=Eric |last2=Dee |first2=John |date=2004 |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |location=Lowestoft |isbn=978-0-9548549-0-4 |pages=575–577}} He reached the final of the same event again a year later, this time losing 9–3 to Jimmy White. He qualified for the main stage of the World Championship in 1992, but lost 4–10 to Tony Knowles in the first round.
At the International Open in 1995, he knocked out Hendry, Mark Williams and Ronnie O'Sullivan before losing 5–0 to White in the quarter-finals. He defeated White en route to the semi-finals of the 1995 Thailand Open, where he lost to James Wattana. His world ranking peaked at number 31, in the 1992/1993 season,{{cite book |last1=Hayton |first1=Eric |last2=Dee |first2=John |date=2004 |title=The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History |publisher=Rose Villa Publications |location=Lowestoft |isbn=978-0-9548549-0-4 |pages=119–123}} During his career, he won each of his three matches against Stephen Hendry.{{cite web|url=http://www.snooker.org/Trn/inter_res.shtml|title=1995 Sweater Shop International Open|publisher=WWW Snooker|accessdate=13 May 2011|archive-date=4 March 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220304195504/http://www.snooker.org/Trn/inter_res.shtml|url-status=live}}
Performance and rankings timeline
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
! Tournament ! 1988/ ! 1989/ ! 1990/ ! 1991/ ! 1992/ ! 1993/ ! 1994/ ! 1995/ ! 1996/ ! 1997/ ! 1998/ ! 1999/ |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|RankingIt shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
|align="center"|New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking |align="center"|52 |align="center"|59 |align="center"|52 |align="center"|31 |align="center"|31 |align="center"|44 |align="center"|49 |align="center"|44 |align="center"|He was an amateur |align="center"|139 |
| colspan="20"|Ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|British Open
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|3R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Grand Prix
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|UK Championship
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|China OpenThe event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
|align="center" colspan="9" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Welsh Open
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Thailand MastersThe event was called the Asian Open (1989/1990–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Scottish OpenThe event was called the International Open (1988/1989–1989/1990 and 1992/1993–1996/1997)
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Championship
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |
| colspan="20"|Non-ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|The Masters
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |
| colspan="20"|Former ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Canadian Masters
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Hong Kong OpenThe event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995–1995/1996 and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="4" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Non-Ranking |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Classic
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Strachan OpenThe event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
|align="center" colspan="3" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|MR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Asian ClassicThe event was called the Dubai Classic (1989/1990-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|WD |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|German OpenThe event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
|align="center" colspan="7" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|A |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NR |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|NH |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Irish OpenThe event was called the European Open (1988/1989–1996/1997)
|align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F |align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|NH |align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|NH |
| colspan="20"|Former non-ranking tournaments |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|English Professional Championship
|align="center" style="color:#555555;"|LQ |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|Shoot Out
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|2R |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| style="background:#EFEFEF;"|World Masters
|align="center" colspan="2" style="color:#555555;"|Not Held |align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|1R |align="center" colspan="20" style="color:#555555;"|Tournament Not Held |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:80%;"
! colspan="6"|Performance Table Legend |
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width:30px;"|LQ
| lost in the qualifying draw | align="center" style="background:#afeeee;"|#R | lost in the early rounds of the tournament | align="center" style="background:#ffebcd;"|QF | lost in the quarter-finals |
| align="center" style="background:yellow;"|SF
| lost in the semi–finals | align="center" style="background:#D8BFD8;"|F | lost in the final | align="center" style="background:#00ff00;"|W | won the tournament |
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" width:30px;"|DNQ
| did not qualify for the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width:30px;"|A | did not participate in the tournament | align="center" style="color:#555555;" width:30px;"|WD | withdrew from the tournament |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%" | |
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NH / Not Held | event was not held. |
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" colspan="4"|NR / Non-Ranking Event | event is/was no longer a ranking event. |
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" colspan="4"|R / Ranking Event | event is/was a ranking event. |
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" colspan="4"|MR / Minor-Ranking Event | means an event is/was a minor-ranking event. |
| align="center" style="color:#555555;" colspan="4"|PA / Pro–am Event | means an event is/was a pro–am event. |
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Career finals
=Ranking finals: 2 =
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!width="80"|Outcome !width="50"|Year !width="250"|Championship !width="200"|Opponent in the final !width="100"|Score |
| scope="row" style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1991 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Tony Jones | 7–9 |
|---|
| scope="row" style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1992 | European Open (2) | {{flagicon|ENG}} Jimmy White | 3–9 |
=Pro-am finals: 2 =
| class="sortable wikitable plainrowheaders"
!width="80"|Outcome !width="50"|Year !width="250"|Championship !width="200"|Opponent in the final !width="100"|Score |
| scope="row" style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1985 | {{flagicon|ENG}} Gary Bray | 5–7 |
|---|
| scope="row" style="background:#ffa07a;"|Runner-up
| 1987 | Pontins Autumn Open (2) | {{flagicon|ENG}} Nick Terry | 4–5 |
=Amateur finals: 1 (1 title)=
| class="sortable wikitable"
!width="80"| Outcome !width="50"| Year !width="250"|Championship !width="200"|Opponent in the final !width="100"|Score |
| style="background:#98FB98"|Winner
| 1987 | British Under-19 Championship | {{flagicon|SCO}} Drew Henry |