Mark Johnston-Allen

Career He won three consecutive Avon County Championships and won the English junior and senior champion prior to turning professional ahead of the 1988-1989 snooker season. Over the next couple of seasons his ranking moved down to number 59 and then back to number 52 in the world.

Johnston-Allen reached the final of the 1991 European Open while ranked #59 in the world, a run which included a 5–0 win over Stephen Hendry, but lost 7–9 to Tony Jones in the final. He reached the final of the same event again a year later, this time losing 9–3 to Jimmy White. During his career, he won each of his three matches against Stephen Hendry.

Performance Table LegendLQ lost in the qualifying draw#R lost in the early rounds of the tournament(WR = Wildcard round, RR = Round robin)QF lost in the quarter-finalsSF lost in the semi–finalsF lost in the finalW won the tournamentDNQ did not qualify for the tournamentA did not participate in the tournamentWD withdrew from the tournament NH / Not Held event was not held.NR / Non-Ranking Event event is/was no longer a ranking event.R / Ranking Event event is/was a ranking event.MR / Minor-Ranking Event means an event is/was a minor-ranking event.PA / Pro–am Event means an event is/was a pro–am event.

Career finals Ranking finals: 2 OutcomeYearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreRunner-up 1991 European Open Tony Jones 7–9Runner-up 1992 European Open (2) Jimmy White 3–9

Pro-am finals: 2 OutcomeYearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreRunner-up 1985 Pontins Autumn Open Gary Bray 5–7Runner-up 1987 Pontins Autumn Open (2) Nick Terry 4–5

Amateur finals: 1 (1 title) Outcome YearChampionshipOpponent in the finalScoreWinner 1987 British Under-19 Championship Drew Henry 3–2