Co Antrim snooker player Mark Allen triumphs in Antwerp open

CO ANTRIM player Mark Allen has won the latest event in the Players Tour Championship series in Belgium.

Allen made three century breaks as he defeated Mark Selby 4-1 in the final of the Antwerp Open.

The victory earned the Antrim left hander just under £10,000 plus 2,000 world-ranking points.

Allen won the opening three frames with breaks of 117, 102 and 106 before a run of 54 earned his first title since last season’s World Open.

The Northern Irishman’s win maintained the run of different winners on this season’s World Tour to date.

So far 12 different players have won the dozen tournaments played this season.