Ali Carter is happy with his performance, as he defeated Judd Trump in the Players Championship on Wednesday to extend his impressive season.
The Captain, who fell short against Trump in the Wuhan Open championship match a few months prior, prevailed 6-4 in a close match against his fellow Englishman.
Carter is in a good position to make the 12-player Tour Championship in April after making it to the semi-finals of the Telford ranking tournament.
The Captain, who finished second in the Masters last month, is currently rated eighth in the world.
After this week’s play, if he maintains that standing, the 44-year-old will receive an invitation to the first-ever Riyadh Season World Masters of Snooker, which takes place next month.
A little unlucky, I think, not to win 6-3,” Ali Carter said to the World Snooker Tour.
“I split the reds lovely and was in the middle of them, going into the pack off the black at about forty.”
I probably put myself in the one situation where I lacked a safety shot in addition to failing to hit a red light.
We spent a long time playing cat and mouse with Red over the central pocket. He reclaimed that, and I missed the next time I attempted a 40-odd.
“I think I went too far and grabbed too many—the red one in the middle. However, I made a fairly strong clearance in the end, and I’m happy to have passed.
On Friday afternoon, Zhang Anda, who is making his tournament debut, and John Higgins, the champion of the 2021 Players Championship, square off in the fourth quarterfinal.
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