Doherty knocks out Carter

KEN DOHERTY knocked out Essex player Ali Carter 5-3 in the Daily Record Players Championship in Glasgow yesterday.

The former world champion and 2003 runner-up is one of the players running into form before the world championship starts in Sheffield on April 17.

“I think all the top players are feeling the adrenaline pumping with the championship just 12 days away,” he said following a 5-3 victory.