Mark Allen hit back at Shaun Murphy after his UK Snooker Championship exit as their feud shows no sign of ending. Allen was beaten 6-5 by Barry Hawkins in the semi-final, which lasted a marathon

BBC pundit, and former world champion, Shaun Murphy saw his war-of-words with Mark Allen intensify during a tense semi-final

Mark Allen has hit back at Shaun Murphy after he was accused of playing an "old school tactic" in his UK Snooker Championship semi-final clash against Barry Hawkins. It was a long drawn-out affair but after an exhausting five-hour marathon, Hawkins secured his place in the UK Championship final with a 6-5 victory over Allen.

Mark Allen has advised Shaun Murphy to ‘leave personal feelings out of the commentary box’ after the Magician’s comments on his UK Championship semi-final with Barry Hawkins on Saturday. The Pistol was beaten 6-5 by Hawkins in a contest which the Hawk described as ‘absolutely gruelling’ and finished in the early hours of Sunday morning.

Mark Allen was beaten 6-5 by Barry Hawkins in the UK Championship semi-finals, with the Northern Irishman coming in for criticism for his slow play throughout the contest

Mark Allen and Shaun Murphy were involved in a social media spat earlier this year, with the Northern Irishman now insisting that his opinion of the 2005 world champion has changed

Mark Allen held his hands up after losing a marathon semi-final against Barry Hawkins in the UK Championship and said he “got what I deserved”.

Barry Hawkins battled back to beat Irishman Mark Allen 6-5 and secure his place in the final of the UK Championship.

Hawkins saw off Mark Allen in the deciding frame to win the marathon clash and set up an encounter with Judd Trump