British Open: Ali Carter sets up 'dream' Mark Selby meeting in second round
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Carter has won four career ranking titles
Ali Carter will face world champion Mark Selby at the British Open after beating Lei Peifan 3-2 in Leicester.
Carter, aiming for his first tournament victory for five years, will take on home favourite Selby in the second round at the Morningside Arena.
"It's a dream draw for me really," world number 23 Carter told wst.tv after beating Chinese teenager Lei.
"I've got nothing to lose. I'm having a crack at the current world champion."
The two-time World Championship runner-up added: "Not many people will think I have a chance to win, but one of the few people that think I can is me. I'll turn up 10 minutes before the match and have a go."
In the pick of the first-round results, Germany's Lukas Kleckers won the final two frames to upset Masters champion Yan Bingtao 3-2, while Stuart Bingham, the 2015 world champion, beat Robert Milkins 3-1.
The second-round action began with three-time world champion Mark Williams beating Dominic Dale 3-2 in an all-Welsh match.
