Stephen Hendry V Ali Carter

[Marc]

I reckon Hendry is going to come back today and win.

Hes 400/1 now to win the title. so if he does win 9-0 this afternoon, it would be a good bet.

[Ginger Freak]

When are they due to start again? I thought it was supposed to be 14:30?

Scratch that! They have just started!

[Alex0paul]

1 down, 8 more to go. It is now only 12-5

[Ginger Freak]

1 down, 8 more to go. It is now only 12-5

Only? Well if you put it like that it fills me full of optimism!

[Alex0paul]

2 down, 7 more to go. Now only 12-6.

[Ginger Freak]

That's it Stephen, one frame at a time!

[Aggrolite]

Haha, even the great Stephen Hendry can't pull this off. Carter would have to lose an arm to not take this match. Hope Hendry can get a few more on though, make the scoreline a bit less dismal.

Carter in the balls again now though....

[Robert602]

Yes I think he must know it's all over, even if Carter doesn't win the frame he needs at this visit. You couldn't accuse Hendry of being unprofessional though, he looks to be giving it his best effort.

[Maija]

Congratulations to Ali Carter! May he go all the way to the final!

[studavis]

well it's all over - 13-7. Another one bites the dust...

[Ginger Freak]

well it's all over - 13-7. Another one bites the dust...

You must be upset! You fabricated a frame to make the scoreline seem less harsh!

[Aggrolite]

A good win, but no way he's a contender. No bottle, except against Hendry for some bizarre reason. Selby or Ebdon will beat him.

[studavis]

You must be upset! You fabricated a frame to make the scoreline seem less harsh!

woops! yeah I did didn't I?

That was like watching the BBC interactive last night after Hendry, when they were advertising the Ebdon match and they said the overnight score was 6-2 to Selby!!

[missneworleans]

Yeah well done Carter although it was a sad match
Look this article from Eurosport:

Stephen Hendry admitted he was low on confidence after being knocked out of the World Championship in the second round. The seven-time champion was beaten 13-6 on Monday by Ali Carter after struggling past world number 66 David Gilbert in the first round.

Hendry - who started the season as world number one but has dropped to eighth in the provisional rankings - has been criticised for changing his cue a month prior to the tournament.

The 38-year-old Scot insisted he had been practicing well, but was lacking in self-belief after a spell of over two seasons - 16 ranking tournaments - without victory since his 2005 Malta Cup triumph.

"It was the story of my season out there," he said. "For some reason, I can't reproduce the way I play in practice in a match.

"I don't seem to be able to cue with the same freedom and therefore I can't play my natural game. That's like giving people a 50-point start in every frame.

"I'm obviously lacking confidence - I haven't won a tournament for three years. If you haven't got that ultimate self-belief, you will struggle.

"No one wants to hear how well you’re practising but it’s frustrating when you know how well you are playing.

"I'm taking a break now it's the end of the season. I'll get away from the game completely, take a holiday, spend time with my family and I'll watch bits of this tournament to see who wins - but I don't care a jot who wins.

"But I don't want to take anything away from Allister. I thought his performance was fantastic. His safety play especially was some of the best that's ever been played against me. I can't remember being snookered so much in my life."

Carter will face Mark Selby or Peter Ebdon in the last eight.

[Raingirl]

It was a nightmare for me! I wanted to go away from TV-set, but ...it`s only a game.

Congratulations to Carter, his playing was good!