Mark Allen pulls out of another event as absence since World Championship continues

Mark Allen has pulled out of another event (Picture: Getty Images)

Mark Allen’s absence from the professional snooker tour continues as he withdraws from the International Championship qualifiers later this month.

The Northern Irishman has not played since losing the World Championship semi-final to Wu Yize in May.

Since then he has pulled out of a string of ranking events: the China Open, Wuhan Open, British Open, English Open and now the International Championship.

He also sat out the non-ranking Shanghai Masters and opted out of the Championship Lea...