Ronnie O'Sullivan and Ali Carter have been engaged in a bitter feud for years now, and now the girlfriend of O'Sullivan has got involved.
The pair met in the Masters final earlier this month with O'Sullivan coming out victorious with a 10-7 victory over Carter.
Tensions began to rise directly after the final during the press conferences as the rivalry between the two reached boiling point.
The defeated Carter accused O'Sullivan of 'snotting all over the floor' during a frame and called him out for 'outrageous' behavior.
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Carter told the media: "There were a couple of things that happened out there that go unnoticed."
"Well, they don't go unnoticed but anyone with an eyesight or a brain can see what's going on. And it's disgusting quite frankly.
"No one wants to say anything, do they? Snotting all over the floor and all that," Carter continued.
O'Sullivan fired back, launching a verbal assault at his Masters final opponent.
He said that Carter 'has got issues' and 'needs to sort his f***ing life out', before telling him he 'needs to grow some balls'.
Their feud dates back several years, with a major incident occurring at the 2018 World Snooker Championship at the Crucible.
During a second-round match which Carter won, the pair were seen barging shoulders as O'Sullivan returned to his seat, marking the beginning of the players' long standing dispute.
More recently, however, more have gotten involved as O'Sullivan's girlfriend, Laila Rouass, gave her verdict on Carter with a brutal social media post.
Writing on Instagram, Rouass posted: "Ali Carter said four or five years ago that Ronnie doesn’t have another World Championship win in him."
She continued: "What did he go and do? He went and won. That didn't age well, did it Ali Carter? Now hush your mouth and be a good boy. Concentrate on your snooker"
Topics: Ronnie OSullivan, Snooker
Tom Jenkins