Allen sees red after missing easy yellow

MARK ALLEN faces a fine from World Snooker after conceding a match-winning frame with 11 reds still left on the table at the World Grand Prix.

The former Masters champion was 3-1 down to Ali Carter and trailing 20 points to two in the fifth frame when he missed a straightforward yellow and screwed the white ball back into the middle pocket. The Northern Irishman immediately conceded the frame, and with it the match, to gift Carter a place in the quarterfinals. Allen, who is currently sixth in the world rankings, later apologised.