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Ali Carter relishing world title bid as hot streak continues at Players Championship snooker – 'I'm at home there'

Ali Carter has lost twice in World Championship finals to snooker GOAT Ronnie O'Sullivan, but feels his form is good enough to go one better in Sheffield this year. Carter followed up his 6-5 victory over Judd Trump in the first round of the Players Championship with a 6-1 quarter-final drubbing of Welsh Open champion Robert Milkins on Wednesday night to reach the semi-finals in Wolverhampton. Ad After lifting a second German Masters title at the outset of the month with a 10-3 win against Tom Ford, Carter – a world finalist in 2008 and 2012 – admits he is finding top form at exactly the right time ahead of the sport's biggest event in April.

Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson and Mark Williams face uphill battle to qualify for Tour Championship snooker

Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson and Mark Williams need a minor miracle to qualify for the Tour Championship after missing out on this week's Players Championship. The knock-on effect of failing to make the cut-off point for the Players in Wolverhampton – contested by the top 16 on the one-year list – means the world champion trio, with 11 Crucible crowns between them, only have one more counting ranking event before the eight-man Tour Championship is held in Hull (27 March-2 April).

Ronnie O'Sullivan comments 'humiliating' and 'damaging' says 'disappointed' snooker player Daniel Wells

Ronnie O'Sullivan's recent comments about him staying a «part-time player» were «humiliating» and «damaging», said a «disappointed» Daniel Wells. Snooker legend O'Sullivan said on Eurosport's coverage of the Welsh Open that «I think for him he should just stay as a part-time player, irrelevant of how well he does, just play part-time snooker. It has taken the pressure off him.

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Jimmy White marvel at 'unorthodox' snooker pro at Welsh Open - 'He doesn't feel pressure'

Eurosport experts Ronnie O'Sullivan and Jimmy White have expressed their admiration for the «unorthodox» Robert Milkins as he competed against Shaun Murphy in the Welsh Open final. After 27 years as a professional, the 46-year-old won his first ranking title at the 2022 Gibraltar Open, becoming the oldest first-time winner of a ranking event since Doug Mountjoy at the 1988 UK Championship. He has otherwise been something of a journeyman on the World Snooker Tour.

Ronnie O’Sullivan says Robert Milkins reminds him of Tony Drago - ‘He’s got a really good snooker brain’

Ronnie O’Sullivan says Robert Milkins reminds him of flamboyant snooker player Tony Drago, after the world No. 27 reached the Welsh Open final. Milkins beat Tian Pengfei 6-2 in a match that featured a contrast of styles, and the result means the player nicknamed The Milkman can win the bonus of £150,000, as well as the Welsh Open title, should he be victorious on Sunday.

Welsh Open 2023 LIVE - Robert Milkins faces Tian Pengfei in first semi-final, Shaun Murphy v Pang Junxu to follow

It’s semi-finals day at the Welsh Open, with Shaun Murphy, Robert Milkins, Tian Pengfei and Pang Junxu doing battle for spots in the final in Llandudno. While Murphy was a shade below the sizzling level he produced in beating Daniel Wells in the round of 16, he proved much too good for Yuan SiJun. Ad His reward is a clash with Pang on Saturday evening, after he edged out Joe O’Connor in a drawn-out affair.

Ronnie O'Sullivan out of Players Championship as event suffers huge blow amid mass cull of top snooker stars

The standing of the Players Championship suffered a huge pre-tournament blow on Friday when it was confirmed the sport's biggest draw Ronnie O'Sullivan, world champion and world No. 1, would not be participating. Only the top 16 on the sport's one-year ranking list qualify for the Players Championship which breaks off at Aldersley Leisure Village in Wolverhampton on Monday (February 20-26) after the conclusion of the Welsh Open on Sunday evening.

Ronnie O’Sullivan whitewashed by Tian Pengfei in Welsh Open quarter-finals

Ronnie O’Sullivan suffered an humiliating 5-0 whitewash by China’s Tian Pengfei in the quarter-finals of the Welsh Open in Llandudno.

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Ali Carter relishing world title bid as hot streak continues at Players Championship snooker – 'I'm at home there'

Ronnie O'Sullivan, Neil Robertson and Mark Williams face uphill battle to qualify for Tour Championship snooker

Ronnie O'Sullivan comments 'humiliating' and 'damaging' says 'disappointed' snooker player Daniel Wells

Ronnie O'Sullivan and Jimmy White marvel at 'unorthodox' snooker pro at Welsh Open - 'He doesn't feel pressure'

Ronnie O’Sullivan says Robert Milkins reminds him of Tony Drago - ‘He’s got a really good snooker brain’

Welsh Open 2023 LIVE - Robert Milkins faces Tian Pengfei in first semi-final, Shaun Murphy v Pang Junxu to follow

Ronnie O'Sullivan out of Players Championship as event suffers huge blow amid mass cull of top snooker stars

Ronnie O’Sullivan whitewashed by Tian Pengfei in Welsh Open quarter-finals