Players Championship: Marco Fu stuns Mark Selby

Snooker

Thu March 09, 2017 · 8y ago

World number one Mark Selby crashed out of the Ladbrokes Players Championship after losing 5-2 against Marco Fu.

The Leiecester cueman made a bright start when taking the opening frame with a break of 86 and then won the third to go 2-1 up.

But Fu then won four frames on the trot, making breaks of 85 and 68 along the way, to set up a semi-final showdown with either Ding Junhui or Anthony Hamilton on Saturday.

Earlier, Ali Carter reached the semi-finals in Llandudno with a 5-3 victory against Neil Robertson.

World number 12 Carter came from behind in his best-of-nine encounter with Robertson, winning the last three frames to set up a last-four clash with Judd Trump, who overcame Ronnie O'Sullivan in their quarter-final on Wednesday.

Carter made a break of 63 in the opening frame against his Australian opponent but it was not enough to take it, however a run of 94 soon levelled the match in its early stages.

Robertson made 57 in the fifth frame to move 3-2 up, but Carter comfortably took the sixth and a break of 84 in the next nudged the Essex potter 4-3 in front, from where he went on to seal his place in the last four.