Carter and 'angels' line up to take on O'Sullivan in final

SHEFFIELD, England: Ali Carter will have the herculean task of trying to stifle red hot favorite Ronnie "Rocket" O'Sullivan in the final of the world snooker championships after edging past Joe Perry on Saturday.

The 28-year-old set up the clash with O'Sullivan, his former training partner, after surviving a nerve wracking semifinal 17-15 in front of an enthralled crowd at the Crucible.

This second semifinal went down to the wire, in stark contrast to the first which saw O'Sullivan crush seven time champion Stephen Hendry 17-6 - with a session to spare on Friday.