Ronnie O’Sullivan v Ali Carter LIVE: Snooker Tour Championship score and updates from grudge match

Ali Carter makes a stunning 141 to finish off the afternoon and that’s the highest break of the tournament so far! Showing his class right at the end.

But it’s Ronnie O’Sullivan’s session - he obliterates Carter 7-1 and only needs three more frames for victory when they resume at 7pm BST this evening

Fair play to Ali Carter. He’s dug deep to make a lovely break here and snatch the final frame of the afternoon session. And he makes the only century of the afternoon.

Passes 100 with a simple black off the spot! Great tenacity.

A tricky red to cut into the left corner pocket for Carter with the break on 54 and he gets it - nicely cued. Looks like he’ll get a frame on the board at the death here.

With the break on 15, Carter wriggles a black home. It wiped its feet but went in and the break continues! He moves towards 40 points and is still going strong.

O’Sullivan has won the last two frames in a combined 13 minutes. Brutal stuff to take this match away from his opponent.

One frame of the session left and Ali Carter will just want to ensure it’s not a whitewash. O’Sullivan rattles a red in both jaws of the left corner pocket with a long pot to start frame eight and Carter is left a simple starter to middle. Can he brush off all the disappointment and score heavily here?

A couple of delicate cannons, including one to split the final two reds but O’Sullivan misses a tricky-cross-table pot on that penultimate red, so the century remains elusive.

He won’t care too much though - a dominant break of 92 and O’Sullivan takes frame seven to extend his lead to 7-0. Carter on his knees here.

Leaves himself a long-range blue up into the yellow pocket to move 61 points ahead and nails it! Heart of the pockets, gorgeous pot.

This will be another one-visit frame win as he moves to the snookers-required stage. Can he make his first century of the day?

This calm, fuss-free break-building from O’Sullivan as he floats the cueball around the table into the perfect positions in a way only he can.

Brings up the half-century with a black off the spot. This is going to be 7-0 barring disaster.

With the break on 19, O’Sullivan pots a red to left corner and powers the white through the bunch to open up a few more. Very clever shot. He then comfortably moves beyond 30 points.

Carter misses a long red by a fairly wide margin to start frame seven. O’Sullivan crunches in a mid-ranger and he’s back at the table.