Mark Allen described remarks made by Shaun Murphy as “irrelevant” as the pair went back-and-forth about recent playing conditions at the British Open.

Antrim man Allen was furious with the conditions in Cheltenham but went on to hit a maximum break later in the tournament. He was knocked out by eventual winner Mark Selby at the semi-final stage

Antrim ace Mark Allen slammed the conditions and demanded the table be “burned” before ironically making a 147 on the same table.

Former snooker world champion Shaun Murphy has described criticism from fellow players of the table-fitters at the British Open as “rude and amateurish” in the wake of Mark Allen’s scathing attack on playing conditions at the tournament.