Finally, a great snooker player has won the best award today.

Mark Allen, winner of three tournaments during the 2022/23 season, has been named WST Player of the Year for the first time.

Having won the Northern Ireland Open, UK Championship and World Grand Prix, Allen was the only player to capture three trophies during the season. The 37-year-old from Antrim also reached the final of the British Open, the semi-finals of the World Championship and rose to a career high position of third in the world.

Luca Brecel got the Performance of the Year award for his remarkable performance in winning the World Championship for the first time, defeating Mark Selby 18-15 in the final.

Selby won the Magic Moment of the Year award for his maximum break against Brecel, which made him the first player in world final history to make a 147.

China’s Si Jiahui for his tremendous run to the semi-finals of the World Championship.

John Virgo has been inducted into the World Snooker Tour Hall of Fame for his outstanding contribution to the sport for more than 50 years – read more on that here.