Mark Selby expects a ‘very, very tough game’ when he meets Ali Carter at the Masters on Monday night, but does know that the Captain’s temperament ‘lets him down sometimes.’ Selby, a three-time Masters champion,

Ronnie O'Sullivan made headlines last year when he launched into an astonishing rant about opponent Ali Carter - and The Rocket has now reflected on his behaviour

Mark Selby fired two centuries as he stormed into the quarter-finals of the Masters with a 6-1 win over Ali Carter at Alexandra Palace. Selby, a three-time former winner who last reached the final in 2014, proved a class apart as he raced into a 4-0 lead and proceeded to wrap up a commanding win.

Ronnie O’Sullivan wishes he hadn’t unleashed a rant on Ali Carter after their Masters final last year, but says his comments were just ‘heat of the moment stuff’. The Rocket beat the Captain 10-7 in the Alexandra Palace final 12 months ago, extending his own record to eight Masters titles.

Mark Selby produces a superb display to thrash Ali Carter 6-1 and advance to the last eight of the Masters at Alexandra Palace.

Mark Selby was in sparkling form as he demolished Ali Carter 6-1 at the Masters on Monday and old rival Ronnie O’Sullivan could scarcely have been more impressed. The four-time world champion made breaks of 62,