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Mark Allen Bio, Parents, Wife, Children, Siblings, Net Worth

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Mark Allen Bio, Parents, Wife, Children, Siblings, Net Worth: Born on February 22, 1986, Mark Allen is a Northern Irish professional snooker player from Antrim

He developed a love for playing snooker at a younger age and has been consistent throughout his career rising through the ranks to become one of the most sought-after snooker players.

Allen won the World Amateur Championship in 2004, turned professional the following year (2005), and took only three seasons to reach the top 16.

In his fourth professional season, he beat the defending champion Ronnie O’Sullivan en route to the semi-finals of the 2009 World Championship but lost to the eventual winner, John Higgins

Allen reached his first ranking final at the 2011 UK Championship, where he lost to Judd Trump. He won his first ranking title the following year at the 2012 World Open.

He captured his first Triple Crown title when he defeated Kyren Wilson to win the 2018 Masters, and his second when he defeated Ding Junhui to win the 2022 UK Championship.

Allen has won a career total of nine ranking titles. During the 2022–23 season so far, he has reached four ranking finals, won three ranking titles, and reached a career-high of number three in the world rankings

A prolific break-builder, Mark Allen has compiled more than 550-century breaks in professional competition.

He has made two maximum breaks, achieving his first in the 2016 UK Championship and his second in the 2021 Northern Ireland Open qualifying round.

Mark Allen Age

Mark Allen was born on February 22, 1986, in Antrim, United Kingdom. He celebrated his 37th birthday in January this year (2023).

Mark Allen Height & Weight

Mark Allen’s height and Weight were not available at the time of this writing.

Mark Allen Parents

Mark Allen was born in Antrim, United Kingdom to his parents; Lynne Allen (mother) and Mark Allen (father) who are both residents of the United Kingdom

Mark Allen Wife

Mark Allen hardly shares information regarding his private affair hence we are not sure whether the professional snooker player is single, engaged, or married again.

Following his breakup with Evans, Allen fell into a deep depression and had periods where he did not leave his home.

In 2005, Allen dated women’s world snooker champion, Reanne Evans. They had a daughter, Harleigh Allen born in 2006, but ended their relationship in 2008

On 10th May 2013, Mark Allen got was married to Kyla McGuigan. The love birds tied the knot in a beautiful ceremony in Ireland. They separated in 2022.

In 2022, following his divorce from McGuigan, he became engaged to Aideen Cassidy. We are not sure whether they are still together or not. There are no records about that.

Mark Allen Children

Mark Allen has been blessed with two children, the first Lauren with ex-girlfriend Reanne Evans. Lauren was born in 2006 but her mother and father split up in 2008.

The renowned professional snooker player, Mark Allen had his second child with his ex-wife, Kyla McGuigan. She’s called Harleigh and was born in 2017.

According to reports, Allen has a stepson called, Robbie McGuigan. He’s a noted amateur snooker player who won under-16 and under-21 tournaments at an early age and achieved a 147 break in 2018 at the age of 13.

Mark Allen Siblings

Mark Allen has never shared any information regarding his siblings hence we can’t state whether or not he’s the only child of his parents; Lynne Allen (mother) and Mark Allen (father). There are no records about that.

Mark Allen Net Worth

Despite having won over £3.5m in the sport, in May 2021, he declared himself bankrupt. At the time of this writing, Mark Allen’s net worth was unknown.