Last night Ali Carter
defeated Marco Fu 9-6 to capture his third ranking event title.
"The Captain"
recovered from a 5-3 deficit after the first session to win six of the seven
frames played in the evening session.
Carter came out flying in the
evening with two quick centuries, he won the the first three frames and
reversed the pressure. Marco was unable to raise his game to match and Carter closed the final out comfortably.
Carter's cue arrived to the
party fashionably late when BA left it behind at Heathrow airport, it arrived
just in time for Carters opening match. Afterwards Carter said the thought of
having to pull out of the tournament or play with another cue made Carter
realise how much this
tournament meant to him.
Although he didn't play vintage
snooker he potted the most crucial balls, something he has become very prolific
at. Winning his semi against Robertson with a high break of 47 highlighted this
doggedness and determination.
As for Marco, most people would
hope this is a platform for him to consistently get to the latter stages of big
events this season. However his entire career he has been frighteningly
inconsistent and has never been able to back up a good performance.
Several big names crashed out
early, John Higgins suffered a shock loss to Peter Lines in the opening round.
Stephen Maguire, Judd Trump & Mark Williams all lost in round two, which
for Trump and WIlliams must be worrying as their form hasn't been encouraging
of late.
There were standout performances
from a couple of players. Barry Hawkins was sublime in beating Mark Allen and
ending Mark Selby's winning streak before losing in Semi's to Marco Fu. Michael
Holt played well to reach the quarter finals, before losing to Ali Carter.
Yet again the German Masters has
highlighted itself as one of the premier events on the calendar. A wonderful
arena and big crowds throughout the five days make this one of the player’s
favorite events. My pre-tournament predictions weren't very successful but they
only highlighted how open every tournament is this season.
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