The latest flashpoint comes after Murphy sent a pointed message to Kyren Wilson, who recently complained about his treatment on tour

Mark Allen has opted to withdraw from the Wuhan Open next week while describing Shaun Murphy as a "Yes Man" for defending table conditions at the British Open.

Mark Allen has publicly blasted Shaun Murphy 's 'baffling behaviour' in the latest instalment of their bitter war of words. There is clearly no love lost between the two players, who have been exchanging verbal barbs over the last few days.

Mark Allen has blasted Shaun Murphy's 'baffling behaviour' in the latest instalment of their bitter war of words. The latest flashpoint comes after Murphy sent a pointed message to Kyren Wilson, who recently complained about his treatment on tour.

Snooker world No. 3 Mark Allen launched a blistering defence of his British Open rant, in which he fumed that the table he played on should be “burned”, after Shaun Murphy publicly disagreed with the comments.

Mark Allen described remarks made by Shaun Murphy as “irrelevant” as the pair went back-and-forth about recent playing conditions at the British Open.

The Antrim man has responded to Murphy's criticism and claims to have the backing of the snooker player's room in doing so