Carter books final place

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The world number seven quickly found himself 3-0 down before a run of five frames in a row took him to the brink of victory.

Nottingham's Hamilton showed impressive steel to level but Carter was not to be denied and a break of 58 sent him through to a meeting with either Neil Robertson or Joe Swail.

Hamilton, who beat defending champion Mark Selby in the quarter-finals on Friday, got off to a storming start.

He took the first frame with a break of 77 and a run of 80 gave him the second with Carter yet to pot a ball.

Last year's World Championship finalist at least rectified that in a scrappy third frame but soon found himself further behind.

Carter's comeback began in the fourth frame, a break of 51 enough to get on the board, and he followed that with a superb clearance of 141. He also won the sixth frame to level the match.

A 77 break gave Carter the lead for the first time and the Essex potter moved within one frame of victory in a scrappy eighth.

To his credit, Hamilton did not give up and an impressive century break of 116 in the next frame kept his hopes alive.

Carter looked certain to seal victory when he moved 60-1 in front in the 10th but Hamilton took his chance when it came, amassing a break of 64 to force a decider. However, Carter held his nerve to claim the final frame 86-11.