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 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 pulled off one of the pots of the tournament as he was beaten by Barry Hawkins in the UK Championship semi-finals.

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 was beaten 6-5 by Barry Hawkins in the semi-finals of the UK Championship, with the Northern Irishman accused of 'sabotaging' himself during the match

The number three seed lost out to Barry Hawkins in a Barbican epic, that didn't finish until the early hours of the morning