Ali Carter has shown some excellent form this year and reached both the semi-finals of the China Open and the last 16 of the Welsh Open. He will be odds on favourite to beat Jamie Cope who is currently 18th in the World Snooker rankings, 13th places behind Carter who is ranked 5th. Read the Ali Carter v Jamie Cope odds and match preview and find out each players form coming into the Crucible for this year’s World Snooker Championship and the odds being offered by online snooker betting websites.

Ali Carter v Jamie Cope: BBC Live Snooker

Full coverage of the match between Alci Carter and Jamie Cope will be available via BBC live online snooker. You can also watch live snooker on the BBC Two website or via the BBC Interactive service by pressing the red button. Highlights for the days snooker will be shown on BBC Two late at night.