Ali Carter comes through Judd Trump torture and plots Rob Milkins revenge at Players Championship
Ali Carter came through the ‘pain and torture’ of an amazing deciding frame to beat Judd Trump 6-5 at the Players Championship on Tuesday night, and now fancies some revenge on Rob Milkins after the drama of the Welsh Open last week.
The Captain edged out Trump in an incredible contest, which was close all the way through but Judd looked in command as he went 5-4 ahead with a break of 61.
However, Carter responded with a 96 to force a decider and got himself to within a whisker of victory before the drama really started.
Trump fought on needing two snookers and found them, but when he no longer needed to trap his opponent, he stumbled and allowed Carter back in to get over the line and into the quarter-finals.
The lengthy battle on the colours, late at night, was textbook snooker drama and Carter was very, very pleased to come out on the right side of it against the Masters champion.
‘Judd got me in all sorts of trouble every time I come to the table,’ Carter told ITV of that final frame. ‘The white ball was tight on the cushion, I was snookered and the ball was in the middle of the table, very few times they were easy escapes.
‘It was just pain, it was torture. I’m delighted to get over the line, it was some match.’
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