At the World Grand Prix, Ali Carter refuted claims of a falling out with Ronnie O’Sullivan.
ALI CARTER, who lost to Mark Selby in the World Grand Prix this week, will not be holding a grudge match with Ronnie O’Sullivan.
Following O’Sullivan’s triumph in the Masters final on Sunday, both players—Carter and O’Sullivan—have gotten into a nasty verbal spat, with O’Sullivan claiming the other has mental health problems.
Carter lost a last-frame thriller against Selby, falling 4-3 in the last 16, and they are both playing in Leicester this week. Originally, they were supposed to meet in another final.
With a break of 103 to tie the match at 3-3, Carter appeared to be in the lead heading into the final.
However, Selby performed admirably when it counted, going to his hometown’s quarterfinals with a
Today’s matchup pits O’Sullivan versus Zhou Yuelong.
In the final eight, Selby will take against Judd Trump, who defeated Lyu Haotian 4-0.
Selby, who has seen some fluctuating results, said to ITV: “I feel good when I play, but it is annoying how erratic I am from match to match. I feel OK physically on the shot, which is concerning because normally when you’re fine physically, things work out. However, I am in and out.
“I’m excited about it; Judd is one of the all-time greats; if you don’t give it your all, you’re going home.”
Mark Williams defeated Hossein Vafaei 4-1, while Cao Yupeng soundly defeated Shaun Murphy 4-0.
Earlier, defending champion Mark Allen
