Allen fined for outburst
Northern Irishman swore during post-match interview
Last Updated: January 26, 2012 12:32pm
Mark Allen: Fined and warned after outburst
Mark Allen has been fined £250 and warned as to his future behaviour after he swore during a rant directed at World Snooker chairman Barry Hearn during the UK Championships in York.
The Northern Irishman said following his first-round victory over Adrian Gunnell that Hearn's attitude was that "the players don't really matter, so **** the players".
Allen's outburst was referred to the World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association's disciplinary committee, while Hearn described his comments as "slanderous".
The WPBSA said in a statement: "Mark Allen has been fined £250 and warned as to his future behaviour by the disciplinary committee of the WPBSA.
"This was for swearing at a live press conference during the williamhill.com UK Championship in York in December 2011."
World Snooker confirmed that Allen, who went on to lose in the UK Championship final to Judd Trump, had accepted the punishment.
