Mark Allen suffers a shock second-round 4-3 defeat by Oliver Lines at the Northern Ireland Open at the Waterfront Hall.
Mark Allen suffered a shock 4-3 defeat by Oliver Lines, ranked 83, in the second round of the Northern Ireland Open at the Waterfront Hall in Belfast.
The Antrim player edged ahead for the first time but Lines won the next two to secure one of the biggest wins of his career. "I know I had a half chance at a pink in the middle part of the frame but the way the balls were, Ollie was always in control.
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