Mark Allen (snooker player) saw 222x more Wikipedia readers than usual

What this article is

Mark Allen is a Northern Irish professional snooker player from Antrim. As an amateur, he won the European Championship and World Amateur Championship in 2004. He turned professional in 2005 and entered the top 16 in the snooker world rankings after only three seasons on the tour. He won his first ranking title at the 2012 World Open, defeating Stephen Lee 10–1 in the final, and has since won a career total of 12 ranking titles.

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Where editors were working

Wikipedia editors made 1 edit to this article on 2026-05-02, concentrated in these sections. This is evidence about the surge, not an explanation of it.

• Performance and rankings timeline

How this was measured

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