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Mark Allen claimed his first ever ranking title by hammering Stephen Lee 10-1 to claim the Star Xing Pai Haikou World Open and with it the first prize of £75,000.

Runner-up at last year's UK Championship, Allen has finally went one better in China.

The 26-year-old from Antrim carried a huge 8-1 lead into the evening session and two frames were all that were required to seal victory. He took a scrappy 10th frame before a marvellous clearance of 104 saw him past the finishing post.

The damage had already been done in the afternoon as Allen weighed in with breaks of 104, 50, 127, 53, 55 and 123 to put the match well under his control. Lee had no real answer, as he looked out of sorts in sharp contrast to some of his blistering performances throughout the week.

Lee was Allen's fifth victim of the week following wins over Jimmy Robertson, Judd Trump, Mark King and Mark Selby and he can look ahead to the final two events of the season with renewed confidence.

"I played pretty well today," said Allen. "I started out well and put Stephen under pressure. I think when I was 4-0 up he knew he had to play pretty much flawless for the rest of the match. He showed in the last few months how well he's playing and that he's nearly back to his best."

Allen's stock will have risen considerably this week and, with the China Open and World Championship approaching, he will surely be fancying his chances of adding to his trophy cabinet.

"It's hard to imagine that you're going to win so comfortably," added Allen after the most one-sided ranking event final since Stephen Maguire beat David Gray 10-1 at the 2004 UK Championship.

"It can be difficult when you do have a lead as it can be hard to keep concentration. But I think I did that pretty well today and didn't give Stephen a chance to get back in the game and I closed the match out very well.

"It hasn't really sunk in yet; it may take a day or two but I think once I get home and see my family and friends we'll have celebratory drink and I think it will sink in that I've actually done it.

"It's been a long time coming as I've been a pro for seven years now. Sometimes you question if you're ever going to win one especially if you look at the players who have been winning tournaments as I know I'm as good, if not better as some people who have won events so you have to be strong mentally and I think this will be the first of many."

Allen had criticised conditions in Haikou as "horrendous" earlier in the tournament, but insisted he would return in the future.

"I'll be back to defend my title - I'll always look forward to playing in front of a Chinese crowd and they seem to enjoy watching me play," he said.

"As I've said before, I don't really enjoy the travelling but that's part and parcel of being a professional sports person."

Trowbridge's Lee was very disappointed at his showing in the final match but took something from the week after a string of quality performances.

"Mark got off to a good start and I couldn't get into the match and it went a bit one-sided, and ended one-sided," said Lee.

"I was a bit disappointed at the end of the week but I have had a great time this week and the best man won on the day.

"I was devastated that I've not played a part in the final today. At this level if you don't play your part, you get steamrollered and Mark could see I was struggling to get involved in the match. If you can see people down then you keep them down and Mark has done a good job on me today and good luck to him."