Ali Carter battles past Judd Trump to set up Robert Milkins quarter-final clash at Players Championship 2023

22.02.2023 - 04:51 eurosport.com

Ali Carter sprung a big surprise at the Players Championship by beating Judd Trump 6-5 to reach the quarter-finals. A tight match saw neither player ahead by more than one frame and it was ultimately Carter who came out on top after a remarkable deciding frame.

Ad He will play Robert Milkins in the first quarter-final on Wednesday night, after the newly crowned Welsh Open champion also won on a decider against Tom Ford.

Welsh OpenTrump is 'struggling' and only option is hard work on practice table — White16/02/2023 AT 16:42 A 91 break put Carter ahead early on, before Trump won a scrappy second frame to make it 1-1.

It looked like Trump had finally found his rhythm when two scoring visits saw him take the lead at 2-1, but a key moment in the match came in frame four.

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