Ian Evans rejected Mark Allen’s fist because the former partner faced off in a fierce conflict for the first time on the tour. Snookerof British Open.
The so-called “predecessor battle” was held at Leicester’s morning side arena on Monday night. Allen, number 10 in the men’s world, won 68 points in a tight late game and finally got a 3 point advantage. Win the game frame to two.
Allen and Evans, who won the women’s world championship 12 times-they have a daughter-broke up fiercely in 2008.
In April of this year, Allen asked Evans, who was an expert, to leave his television studio next to the Sheffield Crucible World Championship driving range.
“It’s horrible, it’s not something I want to experience often, but we have to be as professional as possible, I think I did a good job,” Allen said after the game on Monday.
“I think I can raise my head high in the way I handle it.”
When his fist before the game didn’t get a response, he added: “I would rather not answer that.
“I didn’t perform at the best level, but I think I treat it like any other game, and I show respect where I deserve respect.
“I think Reanne played very, very well in the first three and a half innings. Unfortunately, Cannon did not continue to win 3-1. But I just stayed there and visited for the last time.”
Evans downplayed the incident, saying: “I was told at the beginning that there was no handshake or anything, but in my mind I was imagining the beginning of the game, so I went straight to the table.
“I am very proud that I can participate in the competition. This is just a little experience. I hope that in more competitions I may win.
“No one wants that game, right? But you have to respect what the top players do. This is a sport, we are the same sport, so it always happens.”
Supplementary report by the Press Association.
