Result
Ali Carter 9-5 Joe Swail
In a sensational comeback, Ali Carter won seven frames on the trot to win from 2-5 down to win 9-5. This is Carters first ranking title victory. He now goes up to number 3 in the provisional world snooker rankings.
During five of the frames he won, Carter outscored Swail by 28 points to every 1 for Swail.
As is usually the case, the interval between afternoon and evening session turned the tide and Carter played some of the snooker of his life.
After the final, Carter said he learnt a lot from losing the world final last year and that Swail made it tough for him in the afternoon.
Carter also thanked his coach Terry Griffiths.
He concluded that he hoped it would be the first of more victories in the future.
Swail said he was disappointed to lose, after having a 5-2 lead disappear. But he said there was not much he could do as Carter played very well.
Swail is now provisionally world number 20 and keep his season going the right way.
The final frame saw Swail knock in a 45 break, but it was not enough as Carter cleared to win the match.
Highest Breaks
Ali Carter 89, 41, 54, 116, 109, 61, 91, 67
Joe Swail 40, 43, 60, 49, 43, 40
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