Carter creates history with another 147 break

Ali Carter tonight created snooker history by firing a 147 break at the 888.com World Championship - the first time two maximums have been scored in the same tournament.

Just a day after Ronnie O'Sullivan recorded the seventh 147 in Crucible history, Carter followed suit in the 15th frame of his quarter-final with Peter Ebdon.

And even more amazingly, it came in the frame immediately after Ebdon had missed his own chance for a 147, missing the 15th black.

Carter will earn half of the £147,000 (€186,000) bonus for a maximum and the £10,000 (€12,653) for the highest break of the tournament - perhaps scuppering O'Sullivan's plans to buy a Bentley.