After the Masters final, Ronnie O’Sullivan lashes out at Ali Carter in a foul-mouthed tirade.

O’Sullivan responded to Carter’s accusation that he was “snotting” on the floor by declaring that he needed to “sort his f—— life out.”

After their snooker Masters final, Ronnie O’Sullivan and Ali Carter got into an unusual verbal sparring match. O’Sullivan, the top player, told Carter to “sort his f—— life out” after O’Sullivan accused Carter of “snotting” on the floor.

The lone major event victory Carter has over O’Sullivan is from a shoulder-barge incident that occurred during the 2018 World Championships. The two have a history together, and it was evident during Sunday’s match at Alexandra Palace that animosity existed between them.

After Carter missed many opportunities in the closing minutes of his 10-7 loss, O’Sullivan said, “I love seeing it when their bottle goes,” then took exception at some of his defeated opponent’s post-match remarks.

Carter stated, “There were a few things that went unreported out there.”

“Well, they are noticed, but anyone with a brain or eyesight can see what’s happening. And to be very honest, it’s revolting. I mean, who wants to say anything? snorting across the floor and other things.

After learning of Carter’s allegations, O’Sullivan, who had already expressed his disapproval of the “freezing…disgusting” condition of Alexandra Palace, gave Carter the finger at the news conference. As far as I’m concerned, he can sit on it, O’Sullivan declared. “I could care less. You and everyone else are aware of his personality. He has problems.

Why is he having problems with me, F——? I refuse to accept it. Grow some balls, it doesn’t matter. I could care less. Every time he does something, I f—— punish him more.

“He’s just making a place for himself to die.” He needs to get his f——— life in order. He and I haven’t communicated in twenty years.

“I shared a lot of things and played with him when he was a child. I will no longer avoid it by walking carefully around someone who acts that way. It’s a nightmare to play snooker against someone like him. He is not a kind individual.

“He gives off a bad mood that permeates the table. I’ve had my say. I could care less. Press conference over? I assume you already have your headlines, right?

In their 2018 Crucible match, O’Sullivan had previously referred to Carter as “Mr. Angry.” O’Sullivan had also defeated Carter twice in the World Championship finals. Born and raised in Essex, the home of snooker, Carter and O’Sullivan have been playing against each other on a regular basis for the past 25 years, with only four years separating their ages.

As he resumed competition at the World Grand Prix in Leicester on Tuesday, Carter responded angrily to O’Sullivan, claiming his last opponent was ill.

Ronnie has the right to voice his opinions. I simply stated the facts and how things were. That’s all there is to it,” Carter told ITV.

“What he says doesn’t matter to me; he says various things on different days. He probably has no idea what will come out of his mouth at any given moment.

“To be honest, I kind of feel bad for him. I doubt he’s doing all that well. Thus, we proceed and will do so once more this week.

Carter also took aim at the Ally Pally audience, calling them “morons” as the referee had to repeatedly give warnings due to the rowdy atmosphere.

Carter lost six of the final seven frames after leading 6-3, and O’Sullivan appeared to be especially pleased with the way Carter bounced back.

“I had to maintain Ali’s integrity,” he remarked. “Let’s see if he has the bottle to cross the line,” was my thought. That was everything that made me feel attracted to you tonight.

“Let’s get him to the point where I want to see if he twitches,” I reasoned. I adore witnessing their bottle disappear. I adore it.

O’Sullivan vs. Carter in snooker Top five sporting rivalries: Ali against Frazier
1. Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier

Before their “Fight of the Century” in 1971, Ali called Frazier “too ugly to be the champ” and “a gorilla.” Frazier was badly injured, even if Ali could have believed it was all a joke. Their rivalry would last long beyond their third fight, the 1975 “Thrilla in Manilla,” in which Ali prevailed but declared himself to be close to death.

According to Thomas Hauser, Ali’s biographer, it got to the point where they were more interested in “fighting for the championship of each other” than winning the heavyweight world championship. Ali would later often express regret for the taunts he had thrown at Frazier,

Nancy Kerrigan v. Tonya Harding

Exactly thirty years have passed since one of the largest scandals in sports history. Before the Winter Olympics later that year, Kerrigan and Harding were training for the US figure-skating championships. Shortly after finishing a practice routine in Detroit, Kerrigan was struck in the knee by a baton.

Later on, it was discovered that Harding’s ex-husband Jeff Gillooly had orchestrated the attack. Harding entered a guilty plea to obstructing the prosecution, which indicates that she knew who carried out the crime but delayed reporting it. Although Harding was given a lifetime ban by the US Figure Skating Association, Kerrigan managed to secure a silver medal in 1994.

Ian Chappell v. Ian Botham

The prospect of a resolution to their 1977 Melbourne bar feud seemed to vanish last year when Botham and Chappell got back together for a brief documentary.

Years of verbal sparring had left Chappell hardly able to look Botham in the eye. According to Botham, “things don’t change.” “Why would they?” Chappell asked. Before Botham said, “I should have finished you off when I had the chance,” they each accused the other of lying. The two men, who are 67 and 79 years old, met for less than five minutes.

Clough v. Revie, Brian

When their respective teams, Derby County and Leeds United, were fighting for the top spot in English football, two of the greatest managers of the 1970s got into an argument. Before being unexpectedly chosen to take Revie’s place at Elland Road when the latter was appointed manager of England, Clough regularly criticized Leeds’ style of play and strategy. Clough held the position for a mere forty-four days before the two men famously squared off in a live debate on ITV.

Alain Prost v. Ayrton Senna

In the late 1980s, two of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time were also teammates. There were numerous incidents on and off the track, most famously the Japanese Grand Prix in 1989 and 1990 when two crashes resulted in the World Championship being decided.

Eventually, they would race for different teams, and Senna was not pleased by Prost’s alleged desire to drive a better vehicle. Senna remarked, “He’s acting like a coward.” “It’s like when you run a hundred meters and you want to wear running shoes while everyone else should wear lead shoes.”