The second frame looked to be going Carter’s way and at 62-0 up he left Allen a tough shot behind the black with no obvious shot to take on, and Carter was quickly allowed back in to level things.
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Allen moved into the lead once more by hitting the first century of the match with a break of 108, but Carter struck back swiftly with a 106 in the following frame to go into the mid-session interval at 2-2.
After the restart, Allen stole in late to steal the frame 73-54 after a crucial error from Carter, as the best-of-11 edged towards its conclusion.
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Carter claimed the sixth frame and Allen then produced a fluent half-century break of 73 to go back in front, having still not led by more than a frame.
However he carried his momentum in the eighth frame to move a single frame from victory as he eased to 50 by potting a black into the bottom-left, with the reds well spread, and a century more than possible. But at 65-0 he rolled the white up to the top cushion with Carter needing a long red to stay in the game, which he promptly sunk into the bottom-right, but he was unable to bridge the gap.
Some scrappy exchanges in the following frame saw Carter come to the table 24-6 behind, returning to his seat 55-24 clear but Allen was able to clear the remaining balls to win the frame and match with a black to the middle-right pocket.
Allen will play the winner of Saturday’s semi-final, between Zhang Anda and Mark Selby.
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