Ronnie O’Sullivan faces awkward reunion with Snotgate rival Ali Carter
The world No1 won that clash 10-7 at Ally Pally but afterwards he was accused by the Captain of “snotting all over the floor”.CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO WELCOME OFFERS


After fluking a shot, O’Sullivan returned to his seat as Carter walked past him.”That’s for being Mr Angry. You shoulder barged me earlier, I thought I’d give you one back,” O’Sullivan aimed at Carter.Cancer-survivor Carter, who also lost two world finals to O’Sullivan in 2008 and 2012, went on win the ill-tempered contest 13-9.O’Sullivan, 48, added: “He’s always going to find something. He’s got beef with me.
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“For him to come out and try to trash talk me like that, do you know what? He can have one of them.There is no love lost between the two and it would be box office viewing should they end up battling each other in the penultimate event of the snooker season.Ronnie’s take on the incident was: “We had a shoulder barge earlier on in the match and I just decided that I wasn’t going to bend out of the way again.“Stop being angry then,” Ronnie continued before referee Paul Collier advises the pair calm down.
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“He’s got issues. He’s got to see a counsellor or something.”But Carter reestablished his lead, and was a snooker away from going within two frames of victory.
Inside O’Sullivan and Carter fued

O’Sullivan has been Carter’s bogeyman for years, having dominated all of their matches bar one defeat at senior level.
“He can sit on it as far as I’m concerned. I don’t give a f***. You know what he’s like, everybody knows what he’s like. He’s got issues.
“I mean it’s outrageous behaviour from a top professional. If it gets swept under the carpet then for me, it’s not good.
“Did we have any words of exchange? No. I’ve got no words for him at all.”
There has been bad blood between these cueists for years and it all came to a head after the Masters final which the Rocket won 10-7 to claim a record-extending eighth crown.
O’Sullivan ranted: “I haven’t spoken to him for 20 years. I played with him when he was a kid and shared a lot of stuff with him.
The Captain raged: “There were a couple of things that happened out there that go unnoticed.
“Thank you, it’s very nice of you,” Carter replied with a smile on his face.
On the barging incident, he added: “It’s tight there, as you know. We’ve just rubbed shoulders a bit harder than what we normally would. It was heat of the moment.”
“Well, they don’t go unnoticed but anyone with an eyesight or a brain can see what’s going on. And it’s disgusting quite frankly.
Tensions were already running high in their second round clash after O’Sullivan pegged Carter back to 9-8 after his opponent led 8-3.
However, Ronnie left his shoulder out and gave Ali a barge before sitting down.
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“No-one wants to say anything, do they? Snotting all over the floor and all that.
Famously, there was THAT shoulder-barge during the 2018 World Snooker Championship second round – a contest Carter won – and the world No10, who has twice fought cancer, gives as good as he gets.
The event was marred by criticism by some fuming fans who paid more than £300 for a ticket but claimed they were sat in seats that did not have a decent view of the table.
After the game, Carter told the BBC: “I’ve been intimidated by him in the past.
“F***ing why has he got issues with me? I’m not having it. I don’t care, grow some balls.
Carter, 44, alleges O’Sullivan, 48, violently cleared his nose – like a long-distance runner might do – on to the carpet while sitting in his chair in the final frames of the Ally Pally finale.
O’Sullivan is in Hong Kong this week after playing in a Snooker All-Star Challenge against Mark Williams.
Essex boys O’Sullivan and Carter have not met across a snooker table since the infamous Masters final in January.
When this was relayed to the world No1, O’Sullivan personally attacked Carter, stuck up his middle finger in protest and then stormed out of his post-match press conference.
“Yeah, I’m cool,” Ronnie concluded. “Cool as a cucumber.”
He celebrated with several fist pumps, showing exactly what it meant.
In response, the sport’s greatest player launched a furious tirade, saying the world No.9 “needs to sort his f***ing life out”.
The Rocket has been drawn to face either Carter or Barry Hawkins in the quarter-finals of the Tour Championship at Manchester Central.
Carter, 44, alleged the seven-time world champion violently cleared his nose while sitting in his chair in the final frames of the North London finale, calling it “disgusting” and “outrageous behaviour from a top professional”.
“But I’ve been through a hell of a lot in my life and I was determined it wasn’t going to happen this time.”