Mark Allen admitted to shaking like a dog after beating Judd Trump on ITV

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[{"selector":"#anim-8b7fe14d-2e5a-45ab-892d-be9b4db2fe6a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3978885d-f792-4e02-a9c0-8ffcd5016024","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.82179%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cover.Metalnation.org Mark Allen apologized to ITV after admitting to snorting like a dog during his World Grand Prix win. The 36-year-old Allen led 6-2 before Trump tied things up at 8-8 in Sunday's final.

[{"selector":"#anim-c64c2455-2474-4ef0-be5e-b4a99e2b0c9f","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-227d7b36-e7f4-410f-a56d-055d7cd3731d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(117.49175%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cover.Metalnation.org In the end, Allen won the match 10-9 in the deciding frame to claim his third ranking title of the year. In fine form, the Northern Irishman was delighted with the win.

[{"selector":"#anim-028e05b1-f3e3-4295-a633-c1d24528fec6","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6d372f1c-9ae7-41cd-aa85-9a637a842f7a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(118.15181%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cover.Metalnation.org Presenter Rob Walker swiftly apologized on his behalf after he produced an X-rated post-match interview. Allen told ITV: "I was shaking like a dog there!" One person said on social media: "What a match, what a fightback from Judd, summed up perfectly by the winner".

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[{"selector":"#anim-64a048b6-ac8f-4f1c-8fb6-7fed80de56a4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b0ecdfc8-1392-490a-b4f0-61eb61f32362","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(118.48184%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":9000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Cover.Metalnation.org 'It's one of those things. Judd is a great competitor and he made a couple of breaks to look so comfortable. "I'm very proud of myself that I got over the line but I've felt better."

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