has taken to social media to clear up a misunderstanding about the prize money he received for winning the Helsinki International Cup. The man from Northern Ireland bounced back from his disappointment to claim the honours in the Finnish capital. He made five centuries on Sunday as part of a brilliant run to the invitational title.

Allen began his campaign with an impressive victory over last year's world champion . He followed it up with a nail-biting win against Ali Carter before storming past Zhang Anda to get his hands on the trophy. He was three frames down at one stage but won six on the bounce to wrap up the match.

The eight-man tournament carried a total prize fund of £210,000 but there was confusion on social media when a fan got the numbers wrong, only to be corrected by Allen himself.

On , the fan reposted a picture of Allen lifting the trophy alongside the caption: "I'm biased but I think that's the best trophy in snooker. Nice 80,000 euro [£67,342] main prize for Allen too."

It only took five minutes before Allen clarified that he did not receive that much prize money. He replied: "What currency is that? That's not what I'm receiving unfortunately but happy to win a great event."

The winner's share at the Helsinki International Cup is yet to be revealed, with Allen deciding not to state the exact figure he pocketed for claiming the title.

It came just weeks after he bowed out of the World Snooker Championship in only the second round. Allen made a perfect 147 break against Chris Wakelin but it was not enough to prevent him from slipping to an early exit.

He made it clear that he was unhappy with the result in his post-match interview, : "I don't just come here to make 147s. I would rather have made lots of 30s and still been in the event.

"I always come here to become world champion so anything less than that will always be disappointing. I made a 147 at the Crucible and many people would be happy with that but it is a million miles away from where I want to be.

"The first three reds and three blacks were straightforward, then I made my mind up [to go for it]. To win someone in the crowd £25,000 was great as well.

"There were seven close frames in the match and I didn't win any and that's not like me at all. That was the difference. Chris played well in patches but I had plenty of chances."