That's a wrap
Time to bid you farewell after a superb Players Championship final which saw Mark Allen beat Zhang Anda 10-8 to claim a superb victory.
It is the Northern Irishman's second Players Championship title after he also won the crown in 2016.
It remains to be seen whether Allen can now take this form to the Crucible next month where he will look to begin his pursuit of a first world title.
Allen does not believe snooker will have its own Littler
Mark Allen says snooker is unlikely to have a ‘Luke Littler moment’ — because it is a harder sport to play than darts.
There are talented teens coming through in snooker like 17-year-olds Stan Moody and Liam Davies, and 19-year-old Liam Graham. But none of them are anywhere near the same level as Littler.
World No 3 Allen said: "It was ridiculous what he achieved at the World Championship.
“It’s probably going to take darts to another level. It was already doing really, really well.
“Could it be done in snooker? You can never say never. Ronnie O’Sullivan came on the scene and won the UK Championship at 17 but he didn’t then dominate.
"It will be interesting to see with Luke Littler whether he goes on to dominate, or just pick up a few here and there.
"It would be great for snooker if someone can begin doing that at a young age but snooker’s a harder game, I’ve always said it.
"There are some good juniors but whether they come through and dominate like Littler . . . Maybe someday, I don’t think so right now."
Winning habit
That’s Mark Allen’s 11th world-ranking title in his career, now.
Crucially, it’s now five in the last two years, showing he’s one of the form men on the planet at the moment.
