Ali Carter hits back at Ronnie O’Sullivan’s x-rated personal attack

World Snooker also have plans to review O'Sullivan's comments

The Rocket defeated Carter 10-7 after coming back from 6-3 down to claim a record eighth Masters Crown at Alexandra Palace on Sunday.

O'Sullivan went on a shocking rant about Carter.

No stranger to controversy, O'Sullivan said: "He needs to sort his f***ing life out.

"I’m not going to skirt around it anymore, tip-toeing on egg shells around someone like that. He’s a f***ing nightmare.

"Playing snooker against someone like that is a nightmare. He’s not a nice person. It’s not a nice vibe he leaves around the table. I’ve said my piece, I don’t give a s**t. I’ve said it now, done."

O'Sullivan added even more, claiming that Carter has "issues" and needs to "see a counsellor".

"He’s got to sort it out, because I haven’t spoken to him for 20 years.

"I played with him when he was a kid and shared a lot of stuff with him. For him to come out and try to trash talk me like that, do you know what? He can have one of them [middle finger], he can sit on it as far as I’m concerned."

Carter has now responded and claimed that his rivals' comments "make no difference to me".

He told ITV4: "Ronnie is entitled to his opinion. I just said what it is and how it was. I talk facts, it's as simple as that.

"It makes no difference to me what he says - he says different things on different days. I don't think he even knows what is going to come out of his mouth at certain times."

A World Snooker Tour spokesperson told the Press Association that O'Sullivan's outburst was "under review".

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