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Ronnie O’Sullivan vs Ali Carter could be cancelled after nightmare snooker injury
Ali Carter faces a race against time to be fit for his Ronnie O’Sullivan grudge match at this year’s World Championship. The blockbuster clash was the highlight of yesterday’s live Crucible draw with the Essex pair set to resume their bitter feud on the game’s grandest stage. Qualifier Carter, who has twice lost in world finals to the seven-time champion, has been a pain in the Rocket’s bum over the years.
But now the world No.18 has a pain in the neck and has headed home to get emergency treatment over the Easter weekend before returning for his hotly-anticipated showdown with O’Sullivan on Tuesday. When asked about the prospect of drawing his nemesis prior to the draw, Carter replied: “No comment.” But on his nightmare injury, he said: “I really couldn’t tell you how it happened.
