article: Media playback is not supported on this device At 63-63, Robertson took the first frame with a respotted black but Carter took the second with a 94 break. Carter won the third frame to go 2-1 up but Robertson fought back with a break of 43 and 57 to take a 3-2 lead. However, Carter came from behind to seize victory, as he won three straight frames including an 84 break. He will face off against Trump, who beat Ronnie O'Sullivan on Wednesday, in Friday's semi-final. Semi-finals Judd Trump v Ali Carter Mark Selby/Marco Fu v Ding Junhui/Anthony Hamilton Quarter-finals Mark Selby v Marco Fu Ding Junhui v Anthony Hamilton Neil Robertson 3-5 Ali Carter Ronnie O'Sullivan 3-5 Judd Trump Round one Stuart Bingham 1-5 Anthony Hamilton Ronnie O'Sullivan 5-1 Liang Wenbo Mark Selby 5-4 Ryan Day Marco Fu 5-1 Anthony McGill Barry Hawkins 0-5 Neil Robertson Judd Trump 5-2 Mark King Ding Junhui 5-4 John Higgins Ali Carter 5-4 Shaun Murphy
summary: Ali Carter beat Neil Robertson 5-3 in the Players Championship quarter-final in Llandudno, to set up a semi-final tie against Judd Trump on Friday.