Carter edges through to set up quarter-final with O’Sullivan, Williams beats Ford in epic

Ali Carter survived an enormous scare to beat Barry Hawkins 10-8 and transfer into the quarter-finals of the Tour Championship in Manchester.

‘The Captain’ led 7-1 after the opening session however misplaced 4 of the primary 5 frames as Hawkins threatened to tug off an unlikely comeback within the best-of-19 conflict.

However it wasn’t to be in the long run as Carter finally received over the road to arrange a mouth-watering last-eight conflict with Ronnie O’Sullivan, which will get underway on Wednesday at 13:00 BST.

Hawkins had a mountain to climb to get again into the competition towards an in-form Carter however instantly set about consuming into his deficit.

He gained a scrappy opener earlier than breaks of 56, 80 and 118 noticed him clinch 4 of the primary 5 frames of the session to get inside three at 8-5 down.

A annoyed Carter let an opportunity slip within the subsequent however was given a reprieve when Hawkins broke down on 60 after hanging a black within the jaws and that crucially allowed ‘The Captain’ in to steal a significant body to make it 9-5.

Hawkins continued to battle and gained the following three frames, the final on a respotted black, to arrange a tense finale.

Carter wouldn’t be denied, although. A fluked crimson received him going within the 18th body and he held himself collectively properly to seal a dramatic victory, with a resumption of his rivalry with O’Sullivan to come back subsequent.

On the opposite desk, Mark Williams prevailed in a final-frame decider towards Tom Ford in an epic encounter that featured 5 centuries.

The Welshman led 8-4 and 9-7 however Ford rallied to take the competition all the best way earlier than Williams produced an unbelievable break to advance to the quarter-finals, the place he’ll meet Judd Trump.

Main 5-3 on the resumption, Williams rapidly prolonged his benefit with a break of 112 however Ford confirmed he was up for the battle, taking the following to tug again inside two as soon as once more.

Williams opened up a four-frame lead going into the mid-session interval, just for Ford to come back roaring again when play resumed.

Breaks of 138 and 133 – to go together with his earlier efforts of 114 and 136 within the first session – noticed the Englishman reel off three frames in a row to shut inside one however Williams crucially gained on a respotted black to make it 9-7.

Ford was removed from completed, although. Recovering from that setback, breaks of 90 and 63 made it 9-9 and arrange a one-frame shoot-out.

The primary probability is usually essential in these circumstances and it fell the best way of Ford, however the Englishman took his eye off a pot with the profitable line in sight, permitting Williams to return and compose a scarcely plausible break to seal his progress.