Snooker: Allen in strife over China rant
This place is horrendous! Dead cat found this morning, Allen had said.
LONDON:
World snooker chiefs hit out at Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen over disparaging remarks about China made on Twitter, reported The Daily Mirror. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Chairman Jason Ferguson said Allen’s comments were ‘extremely disappointing’ and said the governing body planned to investigate. In a series of tweets, some of which were later deleted, Allen lashed out at facilities in China which is currently hosting the Haikou China Open. “This place is horrendous! Dead cat found this morning. Any wonder this place stinks! Must be dead cats all round the town!!” Allen wrote. “Journey a nightmare. People are ignorant. Place stinks. Arena’s rubbish, tables poor, food is horrendous. Other than that I love China.”
Published in The Express Tribune, March 2nd, 2012.
World snooker chiefs hit out at Northern Ireland’s Mark Allen over disparaging remarks about China made on Twitter, reported The Daily Mirror. World Professional Billiards and Snooker Association Chairman Jason Ferguson said Allen’s comments were ‘extremely disappointing’ and said the governing body planned to investigate. In a series of tweets, some of which were later deleted, Allen lashed out at facilities in China which is currently hosting the Haikou China Open. “This place is horrendous! Dead cat found this morning. Any wonder this place stinks! Must be dead cats all round the town!!” Allen wrote. “Journey a nightmare. People are ignorant. Place stinks. Arena’s rubbish, tables poor, food is horrendous. Other than that I love China.”
Published in The Express Tribune, March 2nd, 2012.