Ali Carter booked his return to the Crucible with a 10-5 victory over He Guoqiang; Matthew Stevens missed out, shedding 10-9 to Wu Yize after a last-frame decider; Jackson Web page additionally overwhelmed in ultimate spherical of qualifying; World Snooker Championship runs from April 19-Might 5
Final Up to date: 16/04/25 11:47pm
Two-time World Snooker Championship runner-up Ali Carter shall be again on the Crucible in 2025 after coming via qualifying
Two-time World Snooker Championship finalist Ali Carter booked his return to the Crucible with a 10-5 victory over China’s He Guoqiang in qualifying.
The 45-year-old Englishman opened up a four-frame lead however needed to produce a break of 72 to cease his opponent levelling after successful the following three.
From 5-3, Carter went on to win 5 of the following seven, with breaks of 57, 74, 68 and 69 – punching the air and shouting “get in” after sinking the ultimate black to clinch victory.
After his victory Carter revealed he was on the verge of quitting qualifying two days in the past.
“I’ve just had a terrible neck ache, to the extent I was in excruciating pain playing against Ian Burn (in the last round) and if I’d gone 6-3 behind I was seriously going to withdraw,” he advised WST Play.
“I was in agony and it’s still not right now. It wasn’t a vintage performance by any stretch but I’m through to the next stage.”
One other former two-time finalist on the Crucible, Matthew Stevens, was much less lucky nonetheless, shedding within the final spherical of qualifying to Wu Yize.
Matthew Stevens was a two-time runner-up on the World Snooker Championship in 2000 and 2005
Stevens was edged out 10-9, shedding a final-frame decider, whereas Matthew Selt apologised to opponent Jimmy Robertson after his personal 10-9 win, having come again from 8-3 down.
“I have to apologise and say sorry to Jimmy. He said something to me after one of the frames I won, he said that I was distracting him and putting him off,” he stated.
“So this win there is no good feeling towards it. Jimmy is, and was, one of my closest friends so for him to feel so strongly to pull me to one side and say something I feel absolutely dreadful to be totally honest with you.
“I do loads of commentary once I’m taking part in however he felt strongly sufficient to say one thing so I’d have positively been within the incorrect.”
Another notable result from the final day of qualifying was Jackson Page’s 10-7 loss to Joe O’Connor. Page had made history earlier in qualifying when becoming the first player to hit two 147s in same match.
Jackson Web page turned the primary participant to make two 147s in the identical match earlier in qualifying
Snooker rating event winners 2024/25
- Championship League: Ali Carter
- Xi’an Grand Prix: Kyren Wilson
- Saudi Arabia Masters: Judd Trump
- English Open: Neil Robertson
- British Open: Mark Selby
- Wuhan Open: Xiao Guodong
- Northern Eire Open: Kyren Wilson
- Worldwide Championship: Ding Junhui
- UK Championship: Judd Trump
- Shoot Out: Tom Ford
- Scottish Open: Lei Peifan
- German Masters: Kyren Wilson
- Welsh Open: Mark Selby
- World Open: John Higgins
- World Grand Prix: Neil Robertson
- Gamers Championship: Kyren Wilson
- Tour Championship: John Higgins
- World Championship – takes place April 19 to Might 5
Winners of non-ranking occasions
- Shanghai Masters: Judd Trump
- Champion of Champions: Mark Williams
- Riyadh Season Championship: Mark Allen
- The Masters: Shaun Murphy
- Championship League Invitational: Mark Selby
