Mark Allen puts table frustration behind him with win over Aaron Hill - The Northern Irishman said after his previous match that the table at the British Open should be ‘burned’.

Mark Allen peeled off two century breaks to ease into the British Open third round, one day after complaining the table he had played on should be “burned”. Allen won a final-frame shootout in his tournament opener against Gary Wilson before the Northern Irishman described conditions at the Centaur Arena in Cheltenham as “absolutely embarrassing”.

Mark Allen peeled off two century breaks to beat Aaron Hill and ease into the British Open third round, one day after complaining the table he had played on should be "burned".

Antrim’s Mark Allen ran out a 4-1 winner over Aaron Hill on Tuesday afternoon to book his place in the third round of the British Open.

Irish pair Aaron Hill and Mark Allen both won deciding frames to advance through qualifying at the British Open in Cheltenham.

Mark Allen has labelled conditions at the British Open “absolutely embarrassing” and said the table he played on should be “burned”.

My frustrations were 100% at the conditions which frankly haven’t been anywhere near good enough this season.’ ‘A spokesperson for World Snooker Tour told the BBC: ‘Our