Ali Carter reserved his return to Crucible with a 10-5 win over him Guoqiang; Matthew Stevens lost, losing 10-9 to Wu Yize after a recent framework decision maker; Jackson Page also defeated in the last round of qualification; The Snooker World Championship goes from April 19 May 5-May
Updated for the last time: 16/04/25 11:47 PM
The World Snooker Championship Runner twice Ali Carter will return to The Crucible in 2025 after you have come through qualification
The World Snooker Championship finalist Ali Carter booked his return to The Crucible with a 10-5 win over China He Guoqiang in qualification.
The 45-year-old Englishman opened a four-frame lead, but had to produce a 72 break to stop the level of his opponent after winning the other three.
From 5-3, Carter continued to win five of the other seven, with a break of 57, 74, 68 and 69 – striking the air and shouting “enter inside” after sinking the last black victory to clinking.
After his victory Carter revealed that he was on the verge of abandoning the qualification two days ago.
“I’ve just had a terrible pain in my neck, to the extent I was harassing pain playing against Ian Burn (in the last round) and if I went 6-3 later I would be seriously withdrawn,” he told Wst Play.
“I was in agony and it is not yet. It was not a good quality performance from any extension, but I’m in the next stage.”
Another former finalist twice at The Crucible, Matthew Stevens, was less lucky, losing in the last round of qualification in Wu yize.
Matthew Stevens was a two -time competitor at the Snooker World Championship in 2000 and 2005
Stevens expired from 10-9, losing a final frame decision maker while Matthew selt Apologized to opponent Jimmy Robertson after his 10-9 victory after returning from 8-3 down.
“I have to apologize and say bad Jimmy. He told me something after one of the frames I won, he said I was distracted and put it out,” he said.
“So this victory has no good feeling towards him. Jimmy is, and it was, one of my closest friends, so that he could feel so hard to pull me on one side and say something I feel absolutely terrible to be completely honest with you.
“I make a lot of comments when I’m playing.
Another obvious result from the last day of qualification was Jackson Page’s 10-7 loss Joe O’Connor. The site had made the story earlier in qualification when it was done First player to hit two 147 in the same match.
Jackson Page became the first player to make two 147 in the same match earlier in qualification
Snooker ranking tournament 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 Ireland Open: Kyren Wilson
- International Championship: Ding junhui
- UK Championship: JUDD Trump
- Shoot: Tom Ford
- Skotz Open: Lei Peifan
- German masters: Kyren Wilson
- Uell or Open: Mark Selby
- Open World: John Higgins
- Grand Prix World: Neil Robertson
- Player Championship: Kyren Wilson
- Tournament Championship: John Higgins
- World championship – develops April 19 to May 5
Winners of non -rank events
- Shanghai masters: JUDD Trump
- Champion champion: Mark Williams
- RIADDER SEASON CHAMPIONSHIP: Mark Allen
- Masters: Shaun Murphy
- Championship League invitation: Mark Selby
