Mark Johnston-Allen
Born (1968-12-28) 28 December 1968
Sport countryEngland
Professional1988–1997, 1998–2001[1]
Highest ranking31 (1992–1994)
Best ranking finishRunner-up (x2)

Mark Johnston-Allen (born 28 December 1968[1]) is a former professional snooker player.

Career

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.[2] [1] He reached the final of the same event again a year later, this time losing 9–3 to Jimmy White.[1] He qualified for the main stage of the World Championship in 1992, but lost 4–10 to Tony Knowles in the first round.[1]

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.[1] He defeated White en route to the semi-finals of the 1995 Thailand Open, where he lost to James Wattana.[1] His world ranking peaked at number 31,[1] in the 1992/1993 season,[1][3] During his career, he won each of his three matches against Stephen Hendry.[4][1]

Performance and rankings timeline

Tournament 1988/
89		 1989/
90		 1990/
91		 1991/
92		 1992/
93		 1993/
94		 1994/
95		 1995/
96		 1996/
97		 1997/
98		 1998/
99		 1999/
00
Ranking[nb 1] [nb 2] 52 59 52 31 31 44 49 44 [nb 3] [nb 2] 139
Ranking tournaments
British Open 3R 1R LQ 3R 1R 1R 1R 3R LQ A LQ A
Grand Prix 1R 1R 1R LQ 1R 1R LQ LQ LQ A 1R A
UK Championship LQ 1R LQ 1R 1R 1R LQ 1R LQ A LQ A
China Open[nb 4] Tournament Not Held NR LQ A
Welsh Open Tournament Not Held LQ 1R 1R 1R 1R 1R A LQ A
Thailand Masters[nb 5] NH 1R LQ 1R 2R LQ SF LQ LQ A LQ A
Scottish Open[nb 6] 1R 2R Not Held 1R 1R QF LQ 1R A LQ A
World Championship LQ LQ LQ 1R LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ
Non-ranking tournaments
The Masters A A LQ LQ LQ LQ LQ A LQ A LQ A
Former ranking tournaments
Canadian Masters LQ Tournament Not Held
Hong Kong Open[nb 7] NH LQ Tournament Not Held Non-Ranking Tournament Not Held
Classic LQ 1R LQ 1R Tournament Not Held
Strachan Open[nb 8] Tournament Not Held LQ MR NR Tournament Not Held
Asian Classic[nb 9] NR LQ 1R WD 1R LQ LQ 2R LQ Tournament Not Held
German Open[nb 10] Tournament Not Held LQ LQ A NR NH
Irish Open[nb 11] 2R 1R F F QF LQ LQ LQ LQ NH LQ NH
Former non-ranking tournaments
English Professional Championship LQ Tournament Not Held
Shoot Out Not Held 2R Tournament Not Held
World Masters Not Held 1R Tournament Not Held
Performance Table Legend
LQ lost in the qualifying draw #R lost in the early rounds of the tournament
(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)		 QF lost in the quarter-finals
SF lost in the semi–finals F lost in the final W won the tournament
DNQ did not qualify for the tournament A did not participate in the tournament WD withdrew from the tournament
NH / Not Heldevent was not held.
NR / Non-Ranking Eventevent is/was no longer a ranking event.
R / Ranking Eventevent is/was a ranking event.
MR / Minor-Ranking Eventmeans an event is/was a minor-ranking event.
PA / Pro–am Eventmeans an event is/was a pro–am event.
  1. ↑ It shows the ranking at the beginning of the season
  2. 1 2 New players on the Main Tour do not have a ranking
  3. ↑ He was an amateur
  4. ↑ The event was called the China International (1997/1998–1998/1999)
  5. ↑ The event was called the Asian Open (1989/1990–1992/1993) and the Thailand Open (1993/1994–1996/1997)
  6. ↑ The event was called the International Open (1988/1989–1989/1990 and 1992/1993–1996/1997)
  7. ↑ The event was called the Australian Open (1994/1995–1995/1996 and the Australian Masters (1995/1996)
  8. ↑ The event was called the Strachan Challenge (1992/1993–1993/1994)
  9. ↑ The event was called the Dubai Classic (1989/1990-1994/1995) and the Thailand Classic (1995/1996)
  10. ↑ The event was called the German Open (1995/1996–1997/1998)
  11. ↑ The event was called the European Open (1988/1989–1996/1997)

Career finals

Ranking finals: 2

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1991 European Open England Tony Jones 7–9
Runner-up 1992 European Open (2) England Jimmy White 3–9

Pro-am finals: 2

Outcome Year Championship Opponent in the final Score
Runner-up 1985 Pontins Autumn Open England Gary Bray 5–7
Runner-up 1987 Pontins Autumn Open England Nick Terry 4–5

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 575–577. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
  2. ↑ Everton, Clive (12 March 1991). "Hendry suffers 5–0 whitewash". The Guardian. p. 10.
  3. ↑ Hayton, Eric; Dee, John (2004). The CueSport Book of Professional Snooker: The Complete Record & History. Lowestoft: Rose Villa Publications. pp. 119–123. ISBN 978-0-9548549-0-4.
  4. ↑ "1995 Sweater Shop International Open". WWW Snooker. Archived from the original on 4 March 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2011.


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