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Minister Carál Ní Chuilín has congratulated Antrim snooker player Mark Allen on
winning the Players Championship Grand Final in Manchester.
Mark
defeated Ricky Walden 10-6 to secure his first major ranking title since
2013 and his first ever in Britain.
Hailing
Mark’s achievement the Minister said: “This was a fine victory by Mark Allen
and the culmination of a lot of hard work. The field in the Players
Championship was very strong; the top-ranking participants on this season’s
European and Asian Orders of Merit, and Mark will therefore be very pleased to
have come out the victor.
“The
triumph contributes to what has been a good season for Mark and now all sights
are on the World Championship next month where he can hopefully better his
previous best of a semi-final appearance.
“My
warm congratulations go to Mark on this victory and I wish him the very best as
he prepares for the showpiece event in the Crucible.”
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