Mark Allen triumphs over Reanne Evans in snooker’s battle of the exes

With no love lost between the two, Evans then ratcheted up the tension by snubbing Allen’s offer of a pre-match fist bump, leaving her former love interest hanging in an awkward opening moment

Mark Allen overcame ex-partner Reanne Evans (George Wood/PA)

Mark Allen ground past former partner Reanne Evans 3-2 to win the grudge-match battle of the exes at the British Open.

The world number 10 clung on despite a nervy performance to edge out his ex-partner Evans, the 12-time women’s world champion.