Ali Carter does not have a grudge match with Ronnie O’Sullivan at this week’s World Championships after being beaten by Mark Selby.O’Sullivan and Carter have been involved in an ugly war of words since Sunday’s Masters final victory, with both players saying the other is struggling with his mental health.Both play in Leicester this week and were on course to meet in the other final, but Carter lost a last-frame decider to Selby to lose 4-3 in the last 16..Carter appeared to gain momentum in the decider when he tied the score at 3-3 at 103.But Selby delivered when it mattered, reaching the quarter-finals in his hometown with a 77.O’Sullivan is next in action against Zhou Yuelong on Thursday.Selby plays Judd Trump in the Round of 16 after Trump whitewashed Lyu Haotian 4-0..
Selby, who has endured mixed results, told ITV: “I feel good at the table, I’m so inconsistent from game to game, which is frustrating. Physically, I’m good on the stroke, which is scary because when you’re physically fit, the results usually follow, but I’m in and out of the house.”Cao Yupeng sent Shaun Murphy packing in a 4-0 run, while Mark Williams beat Hossein Vafaein 4-1Defending champion Mark Allen earlier made it three centuries with a 4-2 win over Jack LisowskiDing. breaks of 70 and 81 as he came from behind to beat Ricky Walden 4-3, while Noppon Saengkham had four innings over 80, including 107 in four frames to beat Xiao Guodong 4-1..
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