Ali Carter Claims Second Professional Title
After being defeated by O’Sullivan in the World Championship, Carter wins Huangshan Cup Title beating Marco Fu 5 – 3 in China.
Carter was invited to the event at the last minute when O’Sullivan withdrew. After Carter took a 2 – 0 lead, Fu levelled at 3 – 3 with a total clearance of 139.
Once Carter has secured the 2 final frames, he moved to a career high of 7th in the world rankings.
Ding Junhui, China’s number 1 was beaten in the semi finals 5 – 3. He has donated his £10,000 prize to the fund set up for victims of the Sichuan earthquake. Earlier today (23/05/08) the earthquake death toll jumped again, 55,239 people are now known to have died when over five million buildings collapsed.
