Neil Robertson still in command after second session
Neil Robertson leads Ali Carter 10-6 after the second session’s play in the semi-final of the snooker world championship.
Australian Robertson came out in the first frame of the morning and extended his lead from 6-2 with a superb break of 140 after he knocked in a great opening red. Robertson was then in first with a break of 18 in the second, but his missed red gave Carter his first chance of the morning. However, Carter missed a red into the bottom left pocket with the rest to give Robertson another chance. He made a break of 36 but failed to pot the red with the rest as well. The Captain made a break of 35, but potted the cueball after he knocked in the final black. A battle on the green resulted in Robertson taking it on and Carter clearing for a re-spotted black. Carter took on a risky black, but left it in the jaws and the 28-year-old Robertson took the frame to lead 8-2.
Carter, the 2008 Crucible runner-up, was not having a good morning, and again another chance disappeared when the yellow didn’t go in, giving Robertson his first chance of the next frame. His missed red gave the provisional world No. 3 another chance, but he broke down on a break of 36 after missing the black with the rest again.
After a long battle on the colours, the Australian made a mistake on the brown, and Carter clinched the frame potting the colours to trail 8-3. In the next frame, Carter was in first, but he chipped the cueball when taking the black, and Robertson made a break of 27 before running out of position. Luckily, the mistake didn’t cost Carter and he managed to make the score 8-4 after a 76 break.
After the interval, Carter made it four in a row after a good run of 81, but The Thunder from Down Under stormed to the final two frames of the session with compelling breaks of 59 and another century, 104.
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