Mark Allen had fans on the edge of their seats during his epic World Grand Prix final win on Sunday, but then had them in stitches afterwards.
The Northern Irishman secured his ranking title of the season in his most dramatic fashion, surviving a final frame decider with Judd Trump to prevail 10-9 in Cheltenham. There had been little sign of what was to come though, when the 36-year-old cruised into a 6-2 lead at the interval.
That became 7-2 before Trump stormed back, winning six of the next seven frames to tie things up. The pair exchanged the next two frames, but despite trailing 19-8 in the decider 'The Pistol' took advantage of a poor miss from his fellow world champion to claim the trophy for the first time.
