By Phil Harlow BBC Sport at The Crucible
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Carter enjoyed a dream first session against Fu
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Qualifier Ali Carter made short work of eliminating 16th seed Marco Fu as he wrapped up an emphatic 10-4 victory. Carter laid the foundations for the win by winning the first session 7-2, and the score put him in an almost unassailable position.
Fu came out fighting, and took the first frame of the evening session with a 58 break, but Carter calmed any fears by winning the next two for a 9-3 lead.
A 78 brought Fu a little closer, but Carter closed out the game with a 38.
M FU (HK) 4-10 A CARTER (Eng)
40-71 68-0 (58) 49-78 37-69 1-92 (76) 18-58 25-73 (59) 90-9 (70) 47-80 (62) 61-47 (58) 29-87 (87) 0-78 80-0 (78) 1-54