Ali Carter units up Ronnie O’Sullivan conflict for blockbuster second day at Shanghai Masters | Soccer

Previous rivals Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ali Carter will lock horns once more on Tuesday on a blockbuster day of motion on the Shanghai Masters.

The large-money occasion in China acquired underway on Monday, with Carter, John Higgins and Hossein Vafaei all comfortably seeing off their wildcard opponents.

There was additionally first spherical wins for Fan Zhengyi, Ding Junhui and Jack Lisowski, with Jackpot coming by means of an epic contest with Zhou Yuelong.

The pair had been taken off at 4-Four as their afternoon session match was operating lengthy, they usually returned to proceed their race to 6 frames, which Lisowski received in a decider, knocking in a nerveless 84 to win 6-5.

Ding was removed from his greatest however nonetheless managed to oust World Championship semi-finalist Si Jiahui 6-2, whereas Fan downed Gary Wilson by the identical scoreline.

It was a superb first day of motion, but it surely seems to be set to be even higher on Tuesday because the final 16 will get underway.

The ultimate first spherical matches see Robert Milkins play Bai Yulu and Mark Williams meet Pang Junxu, earlier than some critically heavyweight affairs.

O’Sullivan and Carter will appeal to a number of consideration, however there’s loads extra to take pleasure in, with Lisowski taking up Judd Trump, Vafaei enjoying Mark Selby and Higgins assembly Kyren Wilson.

Carter and O’Sullivan have met 23 occasions in all competitions over their prolonged careers, with the Captain successful simply three, though memorably he downed the Rocket on the 2018 World Championship when the notorious ‘Bargegate’ occurred.

This can be O’Sullivan’s first match of the season, final enjoying in a quarter-final defeat to Luca Brecel on the Crucible, so Carter will hope that his 6-2 opening spherical win over Ding Zihao will give him an edge.

Higgins is in assured temper after he beat Deng Haohui on Monday and can be additional buoyed as he beat his subsequent opponent Wilson 5-Three on the European Masters final month and demolished him 13-2 on the World Championship in April.

‘I feel I’m enjoying fairly first rate stuff,’ mentioned the Scot. ‘That clearly helps to be a little bit bit extra motivated. I’ve mentioned in just a few interviews that I’m making an attempt to protect my place within the high 16 to be in these tournaments. You don’t wish to miss out. I’ve acquired my work reduce out for the entire 12 months to verify I’m nonetheless within the high 16.’

Vafaei picked up a 6-1 win over Gong Chenzhi in his opener on Monday and can be trying to prolong a operating run over Selby having overwhelmed the Jester from Leicester thrice on the spin – twice on the UK Championsihp and as soon as on the Masters.

Exterior of the short-format Championship League, Trump has received his final six clashes together with his good pal Lisowski, however Jackpot’s final win over the Ace got here in China, on the Worldwide Championship in 2018.

The final 16 will proceed on Wednesday when world champion Luca Brecel, Mark Allen, Neil Robertson and Shaun Murphy enter the fray.

Tuesday 12 September (UK time)
Spherical One
02.30am – Robert Milkins vs Bai Yulu
02.30am – Mark Williams vs Pang Junxu
Final 16
07.30am – Kyren Wilson vs John Higgins
07.30am – Judd Trump vs Jack Lisowski
12.30pm – Ronnie O’Sulivan vs Ali Carter
12.30pm – Mark Selby vs Hossein Vafaei

The Shanghai Masters is offered to observe within the UK on Eurosport and Discovery+

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