Mark Allen has branded situations on the British Open “completely embarrassing” and mentioned the desk on which he beat Gary Wilson ought to be “burned”.
The world quantity three from Northern Eire overcame Wilson by a rating of 4-3 however was left pissed off on the match being staged on desk two on the Centaur in Cheltenham.
“The situations on the market are completely embarrassing,” Allen advised ITV.
“It is a few of the worst climate exterior and so they’ve left the huge transport doorways open. It is so chilly, it is so humid, on the market.Â
“The desk must be burned.”
Allen mentioned it was “not adequate” for a event just like the British Open.
“The cushions are unplayable, uncontrollable,” he mentioned. “It was heavy. The velocity was first rate.
“There are new guys doing the tables this yr and so they’re clearly lower than it.
“I pleasure myself on making ready correctly for tournaments with good situations and also you flip up and you do not get them. It is not adequate.”
Allen, who was runner up on the British Open in 2022, will face Aaron Hill within the subsequent spherical, however the 38-year-old doesn’t count on his complaints to have any influence.
“I complain each single event, fill in desk report sheets, match report sheets and nothing ever adjustments,” he added.
A spokesperson for World Snooker Tour [WST] advised BBC Sport: “Our table-fitting crew has been constant for a while and works to the very best requirements.
“The climate within the space has seen unprecedented rainfall over the past couple of days which may negatively affect the situations.
“We have now raised the problem of an open door with the venue.”
Allen later mentioned on his X account that he want to apologise to interviewer Rob Walker for his outburst, including: “My anger wasn’t directed at him and he positively deserved a greater interview. My frustrations have been 100% on the situations which frankly have not been anyplace close to adequate this season.”
