Legend Steve Davis ousts compatriot Ali Carter in Round 1: 2012 Welsh Open at Newport Centre
Legendary potter and former six-time World Snooker Champion, England’s Steve Davis rose again in the first round of 2012 Welsh Open at the Newport Centre in Newport. With some outstanding snooker display, the veteran was able to defeat compatriot and former
World Snooker Championship runner-up Ali Carter by a close score line of 4-3.
Coming strong from the qualifying session of the event, Davis proved that he possesses the spark to unsettle any snooker player in the circuit. He was outstanding at the baize against Carter and gave him no chance to overpower the contest. The 54-year-old
went neck and neck with Captain Carter until the clash slipped into the decider frame where he trounced Carter to claim the first-round match win.
The Nugget displayed one of his best performances in the past two years, especially after he ousted Scotland’s John Higgins in the 2009 World Snooker Championship. Despite the fact that his clash with Carter was a topsy-turvy affair, Davis showed his class
at the table. The Ginger Magician smashed some cracking knocks of 61, 121, 63 and 117 to unnerve Carter 4-3.
“It's one of my best wins since I beat John Higgins,” explained Davis, “I played with a certain amount of freedom and took my chances. My dad, who is still my coach, said that I'm playing well enough in practice for it all to come together in a match, and
that happened today.”
The Ramford Slim added, “I don't like it when I lose, but when it goes right it's lovely and I have to enjoy the moment. My aim now is to keep my ranking lower than my age and to see how long I can keep that going. I could keep winning or I could go out
in the next round.”
Carter clinched the first scrappy frame firing a clean 68-point clearance to hit the 1-0 lead. Davis pulled level at 1-1 after pocketing his first knock of 61 points. At the end of third frame, Carter was again leading with one frame as he claimed his second
frame victory before Davis came up with a classy 121 break to level at 2-2.
An 83-point break from Carter brought him again on the leading podium but Davis was focused on his game. He did not let go easily and again equalised the scores at 3-3 with a 63-point run and dragged the match into the decider frame. The final frame had
no place for Carter as Davis did not leave the table and took the final frame with his rattling 117 point break to claim the match win.
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