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Shane MacDermott

Mark Allen turns to mind coach in bid to become World champ

Mark Allen has turned to a Steve Peters-style mind coach in his bid to become World champion.

Seven-time World champion Ronnie O’Sullivan credits Peters with saving his career in 2012.

And Allen, who has shed five stone in four months after a hotel-room chat with the Rocket, has taken another leaf out of the Crucible King’s playbook by enlisting the help of leading sports psychologist Paul Gaffney.

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