Carter opens up lead over O'Sullivan in final

Ali Carter opened up a 5-3 lead over Ronnie O'Sullivan in the opening session of Sunday's Masters final at Alexandra Palace.

O'Sullivan, 48, who is chasing a record-extending eighth title, and Carter, 44, both made century breaks as they shared the first four frames.

Carter then enjoyed a sublime run of 122 and won two of the next three frames to establish an advantage.

The best-of-19-frames final will resume at 19:00 GMT.

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